Question

In 1862, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The immediate purpose of the proclamation was to: a. Free all slaves in North America after January 1st, 1863. The purpose of this act was to finally free slaves in both the Confederacy and the United States when the war was over. b. To warn the South that any of their territories that had not surrendered by January 1st, 1863 would lose their slaves if the U.S. won the war. The purpose of this act was not to free slaves throughout the United States, but to try to convince the South to surrender as opposed to risking the loss of their labor force. c. Immediately free all slaves in the United States of America, which Lincoln could finally accomplish while the U.S. was under strict military rule. d. To convince the world that the U.S. really did want to free its slaves one day, which would hopefully keep European powers from aiding the Confederacy during the war. Select the best answer to describe the Union strategy for the Civil War as outlined by this image: SCOTTS CREAT SMAKE. a. The U.S. would hire snake charmers to cause a rash of snake-attacks in Southern marshes, which would disrupt Confederate troop movements. b. The U.S. would use their navy to blockade all Southern Ports (to end Southern attempts to resupply by sea) and would use their army to surround the Confederacy from the West and North; slowly squeezing the Confederacy into submission. his image has nothing to do with the Civil War and is really a political cartoon about Herbert Hoover's failed Great Depression relief plan. d. The U.S. would quickly end the Civil War by assembling a giant mechanical snake to attack key Confederate positions. C.

Answer 1

The answer to the first question is

a) Free all slaves in North America after January 1st,1863. The purpose of this act was to finally free slaves in both the Confederacy and the United States when the war was over.

The answer to the second question is

b) The US would use their navy to blockade all southern parts(to en southern attempts to resupply by sea) and would use their army to surround the Confederracy fro the Westt and North; slowly squeezing the Confederacy into submission.

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