When Were the First Slaves Set Free During the Civil War?: And Other Questions About the Emancipation Proclamation

Knudsen, Shannon

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: Six Questions of American History

Series and Publisher: Six Questions of American History

Annotation: Answers the who, what, where, when, why, and how about the Emancipation Proclamation.

Genre: [United States history]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #47714

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 08/01/10

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: 1-580-13670-2

ISBN 13: 978-1-580-13670-9

Dewey: 973.7

LCCN: 2009030527

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Lincoln, Abraham,. 1809-1865. Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham,. 1809-1865.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation. Juvenile literature.
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.
Slaves. Emancipation. United States. Juvenile literature.
Slaves. Emancipation.
United States. Politics and government. 1861-1865. Juvenile literature.
United States. Politics and government. 1861-1865.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Filled with numerous sidebars and sometimes too-busy colorful graphics, these lively narratives detail specific events that led to the Pilgrims' founding of Plymouth Colony, the Boston Tea Party, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Though the information is selective, the volumes provide accessible introductions to American history. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib.

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Horn Book (Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Word Count: 5,895

Reading Level: 5.8

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.8 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 137238 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.6 / points:4.0 / quiz:Q51596

Lexile: 750L

When Abraham Lincoln became president in March 1861, the United States was on the brink of the Civil War. Six states had already left the Union. The North and the South fought over the question of slavery. More than anything, Lincoln wanted to reunite the states. He refused to recognize the Confederacy as a separate country. Yet the Constitution didnt give the president the power to end slavery. But what could Lincoln do by law? Why was slavery so important to the southern states? How would Lincoln manage to keep the Union together? Discover the clever plan behind Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation, and learn how it freed the first slaves.

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