5 Things You May Not know About Abe Lincoln

Give some details about Abraham Lincoln. What is he known for? What was he like? What do you know about him?

What was Abraham Lincoln's view on slavery?

• He believed slavery should be immediately abolished

• He believed slavery was morally right and should be upheld

• He believed slavery was a necessary evil for the economy

• He believed slavery was morally wrong but was sanctioned by the Constitution

What did Lincoln think about the social and political equality of Black people?

• He believed Black people should have limited rights compared to white people

• He supported complete social and political equality for Black people

• He opposed Black people having the right to vote, to serve on juries, to hold office and to intermarry with whites

• He believed Black people should have the same rights as white people

What was Lincoln's initial solution to the problem of slavery?

• He supported the idea of colonization, where African Americans would leave the United States and settle in Africa or Central America

• He believed in immediate abolition of slavery

• He believed in maintaining the status quo of slavery

• He proposed granting equal rights to all races

What was the primary reason for Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To prevent the Southern rebellion from permanently severing the Union

• To demonstrate his power as the President

• To gain support from the Southern states

• To appease the abolitionists

Which areas were exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?

• All states loyal to the Confederacy

• Border slave states like Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri

• All states loyal to the Union

• All Southern states currently fighting against the Union

What was the reaction of Black leaders and abolitionists to Lincoln's support of colonization?

• They believed colonization was the best solution for the issue of slavery

• They were angry and argued that African Americans deserved the same rights as white people

• They were indifferent to the idea of colonization

• They supported the idea of colonization

What did Lincoln believe was the most important thing during the Civil War?

• To gain support from the Southern states

• To prevent the Southern rebellion from permanently severing the Union

• To maintain the institution of slavery

• To demonstrate his power as the President

What was the primary purpose of the three-fifths clause in the Constitution?

• To provide equal rights to all races

• To count enslaved people for the purposes of representation in the federal government

• To grant equal representation to all states

• To abolish slavery

What was the ultimate impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It caused a division within the Union

• It immediately freed all enslaved people in the United States

• It led to the eventual abolition of slavery by the 13th Amendment

• It had no impact on the institution of slavery