Lincoln movie questions

Who was Pres. Lincoln talking to at the beginning of the movie?

• The common soldiers, both black and white.

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Johnson

• Robert E. Lee

What did the soldiers at the beginning of the movie recite to Lincoln?

• Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 1st Inaugural Address

• 2nd Inaugural Address

What was the 13th Amendment?

• Addressed slavery and formally outlawed slavery in the U.S.

• Made all former slaves citizens of the country.

• Gave all African American men the right to vote.

• Freed only the Slaves in the rebelling states.

Why does Robert Lincoln want to join the Army? Why did Lincoln and his wife not want him to join?

• He want to lead the 54th Regiment(1st African-American Soldier)

• He wanted to take over for Robert E. Lee

• He wanted to take over for Ulysses S. Grant

• He will be ashamed if he doesn't. Because they already lost their son, Willie, three years earlier.

What is one way President Lincoln tried to convince Robert not to join the Army.

• He takes him to an army hospital.

• He sends him to South Carolina.

• He sends him to California

• He makes him a general

How does Mrs. Lincoln treat Thaddeus Stevens (Radical Republicans) in the reception line at the White House? Why is she upset?

• She did not like that they where late to the dinner.

• Mrs. Lincoln has problems with Thaddeus Stevens because of his investigations into her spending habits.

• She does not like that they want to abolish slavery.

• Mrs. Lincoln has problems with Thaddeus Stevens attire and wants them to go home and change,

What is President Lincoln's reaction to seeing the battlefield after the Battle of Petersburg?

• Lincoln thought that their would be more dead.

• Lincoln believes that the south deserved it.

• Lincoln is unmoved and sees it with out care.

• Lincoln observes that he had never seen carnage like he had seen that day.

Why does Preston Blair want to go to Richmond VA?

• To ask the south the ratify the 13th Amendment.

• To warn the confederacy of the Norths tactics

• To seek peace with Confederate representatives.

• To declare the south free

True or false, Jefferson Davis was one of the Peace Makers?

• False

• True

What is the name of Mrs. Lincoln?

• Dolly Lincoln

• Annie Lincoln

• Mary Todd Lincoln

• Maria Guadalupe Lincoln