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Abraham Lincoln

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abraham Lincoln was born in __________.

a)

Illinois

b)

Kansas

c)

Tennessee

d)

Kentucky

2.
When he was older, he became a _____.
a)
doctor
b)
lawyer
c)
teacher
d)
farmer
3.
Abraham Lincoln was the _____ president.
a)
10th
b)
6th
c)
16th
d)
1st
4.
He was president during the _____.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
Great War
5.
In what year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves in certain areas?
a)
1850
b)
1860
c)
1863
d)
1858
6.

What is Lincoln most known for?

a)

His height

b)

His top hat

c)

His arguments against slavery and leading the Civil War

d)

Winning the Illinois debate agains Douglass

7.

What was the Gettysburg address?

a)

143 Gettysburg Avenue

b)

A short speech given by president Lincoln at the Gettysburg battle field

c)

A time when the two generals met in Pennsylvania

d)

A song sung at the Appomattox Courthouse surrender

8.

How long did the Civil War last and roughly how many lives were lost?

a)

4 years; 600,000

b)

10 years; 1,000

c)

2 years; 12 million

d)

25 years, 2,000

9.

What was the name of the man who assassinated President Lincoln?

a)

Jeffery Wilkes Boothe

b)

Jeremy Wilkes Boothe

c)

John Wilkes Boothe

d)

John Walker Boothe

10.

After the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1864, what were president Lincoln's plans for the South?

a)

He wanted let them become a free nation- Confederate States of America.

b)

He wanted to punish the states and make them pay extra taxes and fines for leaving the USA.

c)

He wanted to take over all of the plantations and give them to the north.

d)

Reconstruction. He wanted to heal, forgive, and rebuild the south.