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
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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. Why would Lincoln remind listeners that all men are created equal during the Civil War?
2. What does this opening not tell you about the battle?
3. Where and when did Lincoln give this speech?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Emancipation Proclamation
An extract from the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War.
…all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…
1. What does the extract not say about slaves in states that were not in rebellion?
2. Which word shows how long that freedom was meant to last?
3. Which people does the extract say shall be free?
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Answer key — Documents of Freedom, 1863 to 1865
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. To say the soldiers died for a nation dedicated to equal men and liberty. 2. It does not tell you who won the battle or how many soldiers were killed. 3. At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863.
2.1. It does not say that persons held as slaves in states not in rebellion shall be free. 2. Forever. 3. All persons held as slaves within any State in rebellion against the United States.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.