Lesson 2.23–2.24 Worksheet Packet (PDF) — THE CIVIL WAR & EMANCIPATION

**NOTE: This worksheet covers content from BOTH Topic 2.23 (Black Americans in the Civil War) and Topic 2.24 (Emancipation and Juneteenth)

Explore how African Americans shaped the Civil War and the end of slavery with this 13-page worksheet packet for Unit 2 of the AP African American Studies course. Topics 2.23–2.24 trace how enslaved people forced the question of emancipation, how Black soldiers and civilians contributed to the Union cause, and how freedom was declared and celebrated through the Emancipation Proclamation, the Thirteenth Amendment, and Juneteenth. Students analyze primary sources, including photographs, a poem, and a military order.

📝 What's Included:

• ✅ 13-page student worksheet packet (PDF + printable)
• 🖥️ Link to Editable version (Google Docs)
• 📖 In-depth reading on the Civil War's impact on African Americans, covering contraband camps, the Confiscation Acts, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the U.S. Colored Troops
• 🌟 Profiles of Black contributors, including Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid, Robert Smalls, the 54th Massachusetts, Susie King Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, and Elizabeth Keckley
• ⚖️ Reading on the inequities Black soldiers faced and on the backlash to emancipation, including the New York City Draft Riots
• 🎥 Video questions for "The Civil War & Emancipation: Black History in Two Minutes or So"
• 📸 Primary source analysis of three Civil War-era photographs, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Charles Remond Douglass
• 🎭 Primary source analysis of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "The Colored Soldiers" (1895)
• 🎉 Reading on the Thirteenth Amendment and the history and meaning of Juneteenth
• 📜 Primary source analysis of General Order No. 3 (1865) and Juneteenth celebration photographs (2019–2021)
• ✍️ Exit ticket short answer question using the S.P.Y. writing method
• 🧠 Comprehension, source analysis, and video questions throughout

📚 Students Will Learn About:

• 🏃🏾 How enslaved people who fled to Union lines pressured leaders to confront emancipation
• ⚖️ How the Confiscation Acts and the Emancipation Proclamation changed the aims and course of the war
• 🎖️ The service of the 179,000 men in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the challenges they faced, including unequal pay, discrimination, and the threat of enslavement or execution
• 👩🏾‍⚕️ The wartime contributions of Black civilians as laborers, nurses, teachers, scouts, and spies
• 🔥 The racist backlash to emancipation and the Union draft in Northern cities
• 🎭 How Paul Laurence Dunbar used poetry to honor Black soldiers and challenge the prejudice of his own time
• 🏛️ The Thirteenth Amendment and its limits, including the continued enslavement of people held by Indigenous nations
• 🎉 The origins and significance of Juneteenth, and how its joy and resilience carry forward today

🎯 Perfect For:

• ✔ AP African American Studies (Topics 2.23–2.24)
• ✔ 9th–12th Ethnic Studies, African American History, or U.S. History enrichment
• ✔ Black History Month or Juneteenth lessons
• ✔ Primary source, photograph, and poetry analysis, plus short answer writing practice
• ✔ Lessons exploring African American contributions to the Civil War and the path to emancipation

📎 Formats:

✅ Ready-to-print PDF
✅ Class-ready in 15 minutes or less
✅ Download once. Use every year.

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