United States History Student Edition

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Complete Your Inquiry EVALUATE SOURCES AND USE EVIDENCE Refer back to the Compelling Question and the Supporting Questions you developed at the beginning of the lesson. 1. Identifying Which of the sources affected you the most? Why? 2. Explaining How do the sources depict the Emancipation Proclamation as a turning point in American history? 3. Gathering Sources Which sources helped you answer the Supporting Questions and Compelling Question? Which sources, if any, challenged what you thought you knew when you first created your Supporting Questions? What information do you still need in order to answer your questions? What other viewpoints would you like to investigate? Where would you find that information? 4. Evaluating Sources Identify the sources that helped answer your Supporting Questions. How reliable is each source? How would you verify the reliability of each source?

African Americans in the Union Forces More than 2 million soldiers served in the Union army, and approximately 100,000 sailors served in the Union navy.

SECONDARY SOURCE: CIRCLE GRAPHS

Union Soldiers African Americans made up nearly 10% of Union soldiers.

Union Sailors African Americans made up nearly 18% of Union sailors.

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EXAMINE THE SOURCE 1. Calculating How many African Americans served as Union soldiers? 2. Drawing Conclusions Do you think the enlistment of African Americans in the Union army and navy affected the outcome of the Civil War? Explain.

COMMUNICATE CONCLUSIONS 5. Collaborating Work with a partner to

discuss the Emancipation Proclamation. How do these sources provide insight into why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Use the graphic organizer that you created at the beginning of the lesson to help you. Share your conclusions with the class.

TAKE INFORMED ACTION Creating a Public Service Announcement About Human

Trafficking Research the issue of human trafficking and how it represents a form of slavery today. Then create a public service announcement that briefly describes the problem and what people can do to help survivors of human trafficking.

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