Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzTrKccmj_I

Answer the questions below based on the video provided above.

1 - What was the "Emancipation Proclamation" and why is it important?

2 - Although the "Emancipation Proclamation" did free slaves, what was controversial about how it did so?

3 - Some historians believe that the slaves actually freed themselves, what that means, and whether you think that is true.

4 - Approximately how many free African-Americans and escaped slaves fought in the Union Army?

5 - According to the video, what was another possible reason President Lincoln may have decided to issue the "Emancipation Proclamation?" (hint - it was a reason connected to foreign relations with another country.)

6 - What was the main reason Great Britain was reluctant to and ultimately did not formally recognize the Confederate States of America and why?

7 - What piece of legislation legally ended slavery in the entire United States?

8 - According to the video, in 1864 was there general agreement in the Union regarding continuing the war until the South was defeated, or were there some who wanted to make a compromise that would maintain slavery and allow the southern states to become an officially recognized independent country?

9 - How was the American Civil War one the first modern wars in terms of its scale and level of destruction.

10 -How was the new style and quantity of photography and photographic images changes Americans perception of the Civil War as well as warfare itself.