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Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two famous speeches by Abraham Lincoln

a)

Lincoln Farewell Address and the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Declaration and Independence

c)

The Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation

2.

what year did abraham lincoln die?

a)

1865

b)

1897

c)

1866

d)

1877

e)

1900

3.

who killed abraham lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lewis Powell

c)

David Herold

d)

Henry Rathbone

e)

Boston Corbett

4.

how many children did abraham lincoln have?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

10

d)

1

e)

5

5.

where was abraham lincoln born?

a)

kentucky

b)

maryland

c)

pennsylvania

6.

How did Abraham Lincoln get enough education to pass the Bar exam to be a lawyer?

a)

Going to law school.

b)

He got a friend to pass him answers during the test.

c)

He read lots of books by himself.

7.

How many kids of Abraham and Mary didn't die?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

8.
Abraham Lincoln's face is on the _____ and the _____.
a)
quarter, one dollar bill
b)
nickel, ten dollar bill
c)
dime, twenty dollar bill
d)
penny, five dollar bill
9.

Which state was the first to secede?

a)

Mississippi

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Kentucky

10.

In what year was Lincoln elected for the first time?

a)

1865

b)

1864

c)

1861

d)

1860

11.

Which political party did Lincoln represent?

a)

Constitutional Union

b)

Southern Democrat

c)

Northern Democrat

d)

Republican

12.

How long did the Civil War last?

a)

1861 - 1863

b)

1861 - 1975

c)

1854 - 1856

d)

1861 - 1865

13.

How did Lincoln try to calm the fears of slave states in his inauguration?

a)

He promised not to interfere with slavery where it already existed

b)

He promised to pay slaveholders for all of the slaves that he planned to set free

c)

He offered to allow Southern states to secede if they freed their slaves

d)

He did not try to calm their fears at all, and instead attacked them for allowing slavery

14.

Texas was a _____________________________

a)

Union State

b)

Confederate State

c)

Border State

15.

Kentucky was a _____________________________

a)

Border State

b)

Confederate State

c)

Union State

16.
The Lincoln Memorial is in _____.
a)
New York City
b)
Dodge City
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Chicago
17.

What event led DIRECTLY to the secession of the Southern states?

a)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

John Brown's Raid

18.

___________ debated Abraham Lincoln over the issue of Slavery.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

Jefferson Davis

19.

Which one of these people was NOT supposed to be assassinated at the same time as Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Vice President Andrew Johnson

b)

General Ulises S. Grant

c)

Secretary of State William Seward

d)

President Andrew Jackson

20.

Which one of these is NOT true about Abraham Lincoln?

a)

He was prone to depression and considered suicide

b)

He had a feeling he was going to be assassinated

c)

He often manipulated people

d)

He was once a slave owner and one of the nation's founding fathers