Abraham Lincoln and the 13th Amendment Quiz

Who was the sixteenth president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• Established the Supreme Court

• Gave women the right to vote

• Ended slavery in America

• Ended the Civil War

What is an amendment?

• A historical document

• A type of government

• A new law

• A change

How many states needed to ratify the 13th Amendment?

• One-third of the states

• Half of the states

• Three-quarters of the states

• All states

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Declared enslaved people in the Confederacy free

• Declared all slaves free

• Started the Civil War

• Ended the Civil War

Which states were part of the Confederacy?

• 11 states

• 15 states

• 10 states

• 13 states

Which states were considered border states?

• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio

• Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri

• California, Texas, Florida, Georgia

Why did Lincoln want the 13th Amendment?

• To win the next election

• To make slavery illegal permanently

• To gain more power

• To end the Civil War

What did Lincoln do to convince congressmen to pass the amendment?

• He threatened them

• He bribed them

• He invited them to the White House

• He ignored them

What did Lincoln fear about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It would make him unpopular

• It would be ignored

• It would be reversed after the war

• It would cause more war