Emancipation: Policy, Self-Liberation & Black Military Service — Drills · Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter: Emancipation, Reconstruction & Historical InquiryWhat these drills covers
By the end of Emancipation: Policy, Self-Liberation & Black Military Service you should be able to:
- I can explain why the Proclamation exempted the border states.
- I can describe how enslaved people forced the emancipation question before policy caught up.
- I can explain why the Thirteenth Amendment was needed after the Proclamation.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, primary source, interpretation, self-liberation, war aim.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
January 1, 1863; distinguish it from earlier announcements and the later constitutional abolition.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Dated recruitment terms, pay and service records, policies, and participants’ accounts would help compare the promise with actual treatment.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Escape, information, work, and service changed conditions and exposed questions of protection and labor, pressing institutions to respond while policies also affected available choices.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
No. Eligibility, pay, assignments, recognition, and safety can differ. Specify the date and institution and examine records of actual practice.