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Analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
6 questions
~12 mins
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This worksheet encourages students to analyze a primary source related to the Emancipation Proclamation, developing understanding of its content, provenance, and historical significance.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#The War (1861-1865)
#Standard
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Emancipation Proclamation
#Explain the main content of the Emancipation Proclamation
#Compare different aspects of the source's provenance
#Analyse the usefulness and reliability of the source for understanding the Emancipation Proclamation

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Analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Source Analysis: The Emancipation Proclamation

Source A: President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

"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, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons."

Provenance: Abraham Lincoln, 1863, presidential proclamation issued during the American Civil War.

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Questions on the Source

1.
Explain what the Emancipation Proclamation states about freeing slaves. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Describe the purpose of Lincoln issuing this proclamation. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Compare the source's content with other possible perspectives on slavery during the war. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
4.
Outline the provenance of this source and discuss how it might influence its reliability. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
How useful is this source for understanding the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation? (6 marks)
[6 marks]
6.
Analyse how this source might be limited when studying the emancipation of slaves. (5 marks)
[5 marks]

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