Civil War Lesson: The Emancipation Proclamation, Grades 6-8

A leader calls a new rule "a war measure." What would you ask? Students start with three questions (why was it made, where does it apply, will it last) and then put them to the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student reading, 2 pages, "A War Measure for Freedom"
• Primary-source page, 1 page: 4 passages, Documents A to D
• Student worksheet, 2 pages, with an exit ticket
• Answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 8 pages (lesson plan, reading, primary-source page, worksheet and answer key in one file)

Answer key included

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