2. CLASSIFIED CASE FILE Emancipation Proclamation September of 1862, after the Union's victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that, unless the rebellious states returned to the Union by January 1, freedom would be granted to slaves within those states.

4. Who authored the document? When was the document authored? What type of document ? Who was the audience for the document? Why was it created? Who was the aggressor in the incident according to the document? Document 1 Document 2 See Handout Detective Log

5. Document 1 Abraham Lincoln Quote

6. Document 2 Frederick Douglas Quote

7. Document 3 Horace Greeley Quote

8. Document 4 Abraham Lincoln Quote

9. Document 5 Abraham Lincoln Quote and Emancipation in the District of Columbia Chicago Tribune

10. Document 6 The Confiscation Act Chicago Tribune, July 15, 1862

11. Document 7

12. Document 8

13. Questions to Consider  What questions did you ask while evaluating these sources?  On what points do the accounts agree?  On what points do the accounts differ?  Which of these sources aligns most closely with what you already knew about the Emancipation Proclamation? How so?  Which of these sources is most reliable in determining what actually happened at the events leading up the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation? Why do you think so?  Describe the difficulties in developing an accurate account of historical events like the events leading up to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?  If you were asked to write your own historical account of the events that occurred during the battle over the issue of slavery, how would you go about doing so?

14. Cracking the Case Based on your analysis of the documents and citing evidence to support your answer, please write a one-page summary, which answers the following questions: what were some of the issues that troubled Abraham Lincoln prior to issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, what were some of the reactions from society prior to the signing and after the signing of the proclamation, and finally, what impact, if any, will the proclamation have on society and specifically, newly freed slaves?

15. To the Teacher: Be sure to download my Emancipation Proclamation Detective Log And Emancipation Proclamation Primary Source Packet