Question 7 of the High School U.S. History Practice Test for the STAAR test

Question 7 High School U.S. History Practice Test for the STAAR test

The attached passage is an excerpt from an important historical document.

What is the purpose of this document?

Whereas, on the twentysecond day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit:

That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, 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; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.

to free slaves in the Confederate states in rebellion against the United States
to end the Civil War
to break away from Britain
to establish equal rights for all citizens in the United States

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Question 7 - High School U.S. History Practice Test for the STAAR test