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agrees with

claim? Why?

Disagrees with

claim? Why?

Modifies the

claim? Why?

Doc. 12.1, “What to Do

with the Slaves When

Emancipated,” New York

Herald

Doc. 12.2, Abraham

Lincoln, Letter to Horace

Greeley

Doc. 12.3, Abraham

Lincoln, Emancipation

Proclamation

Doc. 12.4, “President

Lincoln and His Scheme of

Emancipation,” Charleston

Mercury

Doc. 12.5, Thomas Nast,

“The Emancipation of the

Negroes, January, 1863—

The Past and the Future”

steP 3 Write your response

Recall Chapter 11’s focus on the outlier or qualifying evidence. How does the New York

Herald’s criticism of Lincoln’s plan for emancipation (Doc. 12.1) fit into your overall argu-

ment? (For example, “Because the Herald and Lincoln held differing views toward enslaved

African Americans.. .”) Whether you agree or disagree with the claim, you will find evidence

that contradicts or qualifies your position.

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steP 2 Evaluate each source

Determine which of these sources agrees with, disagrees with, or modifies the claim.

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