Liberation: African American and the Civil War

Please read the questions, below, before the assigned reading. While reading the assigned reading, search for the answers to the questions below

1. Explain Abraham Lincoln’s position regarding slavery at
the beginning of the Civil War compared to his position later. (11.3, 11.4)

2. What were the limits of the Emancipation Proclamation as
finally signed? (11.4)

3. What types of discrimination did blacks face in the Union
military? How were their conditions different compared to whites’ conditions?
(11.5, 11.7)

4. In addition to
fighting, what other roles did blacks take on during the war? What does this
tell us about the challenges experienced by blacks during the war? (11.7)