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Documents of Freedom, 1863 to 1865 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing Civil War documents about freedom, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.10.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Documents of Freedom, 1863 to 1865

D2.His.10.3-5

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Read each source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

The Gettysburg Address

The opening of the speech President Abraham Lincoln gave on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

  1. 1. Where and when did Lincoln give this speech?
  2. 2. What does this opening not tell you about the battle?
  3. 3. Why would Lincoln remind listeners that all men are created equal during the Civil War?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Black Soldiers in the Union Army

An information text written for this worksheet. After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army began enlisting Black soldiers in large numbers. About 180,000 Black men served in the Union army, and about 19,000 in the navy. Many had escaped from slavery. They served in separate regiments called the United States Colored Troops, usually led by white officers. At first they were paid less than white soldiers. In 1864 Congress voted to give them equal pay. Black soldiers fought in about 40 major battles of the war.

  1. 1. What does this text not tell you about the soldiers after the war?
  2. 2. What were the separate regiments called?
  3. 3. Why might men who had escaped from slavery want to join the Union army?

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Answer key — Documents of Freedom, 1863 to 1865

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  1. 1.1. At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. 2. It does not tell you who won the battle or how many soldiers were killed. 3. To say the soldiers died for a nation dedicated to equal men and liberty.
  2. 2.1. It does not tell you how they were treated when the war ended. 2. The United States Colored Troops. 3. To fight for the freedom of people still held in slavery.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.