6. Crisis and Civil War

Emancipation — Quiz

Test your understanding of emancipation with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which statement best describes the geographic scope of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question 2

The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued on September 22, 1862, declared that enslaved people in states still in rebellion would be freed starting on which date?

Question 3

Which federal law, passed in 1862, authorized the enlistment of African American soldiers into the Union Army?

Question 4

If 180,000 African American soldiers served in the Union Army and 18,000 in the Navy, what percentage served in the Navy relative to the combined total?

Question 5

What phrase in the final Emancipation Proclamation signifies that freed slaves would remain free indefinitely?