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The Emancipation Proclamation WorksheetThe Emancipation Proclamation Worksheet
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The Emancipation Proclamation

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Start your class on the Emancipation Proclamation. The entire text of the Proclamation is included here along with two questions to answer. Space is provided to allow pupils to write their responses right on the page. Use this as a quick assessment, or spend some time together marking the text before moving on to the questions. The resource is simple, but has a lot of potential.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the emancipation proclamation, the united states civil war, abraham lincoln, united states presidents

Additional Tags

emancipation proclamation, abraham lincoln, social studies

Pros

  • Easy to print double sided and hand out to students
  • Comes with the text and questions on the same page

Cons

  • There are only two questions, so you may wish to develop more of your own questions in order to extend the assignment

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.9-10.1 RH.11-12.1

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