Question

"(LC)The Emancipation Proclamation, excerpt

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States, and each of the States, and the people thereof, in which States that relation is, or maybe, suspended or disturbed.
That it is my purpose, upon the next meeting of Congress to again recommend the adoption of a practical measure tendering pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or rejection of all slave States, so-called, the people whereof may not then be in rebellion against the United States and which States may then have voluntarily adopted, or thereafter may voluntarily adopt, immediate or gradual abolishment of slavery within their respective limits; and that the effort to colonize persons of African descent, with their consent, upon this continent, or elsewhere, with the previously obtained consent of the Governments existing there, will be continued.
Use context to determine the meaning of the word in bold. (colonize)

a) Build
b) Establish
c) Infiltrate
d) Populate

Answer 1

Option (b), The word 'colonize' in the Emancipation Proclamation means to 'establish'. This term is tied to Abraham Lincoln's consideration for the settlement of freed slaves outside the United States, which was part of broader strategies during and after the Civil War.

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of the word colonize in the context of the Emancipation Proclamation suggests the meaning 'to establish' (as a choice among the options provided: Build, Establish, Infiltrate, Populate). Lincoln's reference to colonization relates to his endorsement of organizing settlement for freed African Americans in Africa or another area, which was a subject of debate and consideration during his presidency.

In the broader context of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln aimed to punish states in rebellion by freeing their enslaved population, while gradually pushing toward the end of slavery and considering the future post-emancipation society. The Emancipation Proclamation is a pivotal historical document as it declared free all slaves in Confederate states not under Union control and shifted the Civil War's objectives more strongly toward the abolition of slavery.