The Emancipation Proclamation: Cause and Consequence
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This worksheet explores the causes and consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War, encouraging students to analyze its significance and impact.
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The Emancipation Proclamation: Cause and Consequence
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Introduction to the Emancipation Proclamation
Source A: Abraham Lincoln's Address to Congress, 1863
'That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, henceforward, and forever free.'
Provenance: Lincoln's official proclamation issued during the Civil War.
Immediate Effects of the Emancipation Proclamation
Source B: Speech by Frederick Douglass, 1863
'The Proclamation has opened the eyes of the nation to a new moral purpose and has begun the process of freeing millions of enslaved people.'
Provenance: Speech by abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass praising the Proclamation.
Long-term Consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation
Source C: Historian's View
'The Emancipation Proclamation was a turning point that paved the way for the abolition of slavery across the United States and transformed the character of the Civil War.'
Provenance: Modern historical analysis.
Evaluation and Reflection
Question:
Do you think the Emancipation Proclamation was a successful war measure? Explain your reasoning. (6 marks)
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