Part A Review the document associated with the topic you chose:
Topic 1: The Emancipation Proclamation e
Topic 2: The Gettysburg Address
Based on your research, what is the importance and meaning of the document? In 3-4 paragraphs, discuss the
significance of the document to the war and how it has affected the United States.
Use the following sources for background information:
Information on the Emancipation Proclamation
Information on the Gettysburg Address
Your response should include these ideas:
• Summarize the background of the document or speech: What events led to it? Why was it needed at that specific
time? What was its purpose?
• Summarize the content of the document or speech: What did it say?
• Summarize its effects: How did people react to it? How did it affect future events? How did it affect people's
attitudes?
. Summarize how the document or speech is seen now, many years later: Is it still considered important? Why?