3. “all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free;” What is Lincoln saying in this quote (two major ideas)?

4. Emancipation Proclamation Morale is waning Following one of the few Union victories – Battle of Antietam (creek) – September 17, 1862 – Bloodiest single day in American history Lincoln uses the victory to restore faith in the Union, rally troops/volunteers and to change to character of the Civil War – Union goal (in addition to keeping the Union together); now the mission was to end slavery

5. Emancipation Proclamation Applied only to states that had seceded from the Union Allowing slavery in the border states that remained with the Union side throughout the war effort (MD, DE, KY, MO) Exempted parts of the Confederacy that had already fallen under Union control Announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy (enabling the liberated to be liberators) – first African American regiment 54 th Massachusetts

6. Emancipation Proclamation Is Lincoln the Confederate president? Does the Confederacy believe it has to listen to Lincoln’s orders? Does the EP really free any slaves at all?

7. Emancipation Proclamation In reality the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave because the South did not recognize the statement as binding Transformed the character of the war – In addition to trying to reunite the Union, Lincoln now was slowly ending the institution of slavery Added a moral force to the Union cause and strengthened the Union both militarily and politically (Northerners felt more unified)

9. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

10. Casualties** KilledWoundedMissingTotal% of Total Union3,15514,5305,36523,04027% Confederate2,600- 4,500 12,8005,25020,650- 25,000* 30%-34% In three days… right here in Pennsylvania July 1,2,3, 1863 *read G.A. in packet

11. Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 As a dedication to those who perished in this battle Speaks to the past, present, and future of this nation (which paragraph refers to which?) Offers reason for soldiers to keep fighting (dedicate oneself to the unfinished work of these fallen soldiers); do not give up