AP U.S. History / Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
5.9 Government Policies During the Civil War
Notes
- Emancipation Proclamation (1863): freed enslaved people in Confederate-held areas; made ending slavery a war aim.
- Lincoln suspended habeas corpus; both sides used a draft.
- Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act (1862).
- Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery.
Practice
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in:
Military measure.
The Thirteenth Amendment:
1865.
The Homestead Act offered:
160 acres.
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