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WorksheetsAbraham Lincoln and the Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are the two famous speeches by Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Farewell Address and the Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration and Independence
The Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation
what year did abraham lincoln die?
1865
1897
1866
1877
1900
who killed abraham lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lewis Powell
David Herold
Henry Rathbone
Boston Corbett
how many children did abraham lincoln have?
4
9
10
1
5
where was abraham lincoln born?
kentucky
maryland
pennsylvania
How did Abraham Lincoln get enough education to pass the Bar exam to be a lawyer?
Going to law school.
He got a friend to pass him answers during the test.
He read lots of books by himself.
How many kids of Abraham and Mary didn't die?
1
3
4
2
Which state was the first to secede?
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
In what year was Lincoln elected for the first time?
1865
1864
1861
1860
Which political party did Lincoln represent?
Constitutional Union
Southern Democrat
Northern Democrat
Republican
How long did the Civil War last?
1861 - 1863
1861 - 1975
1854 - 1856
1861 - 1865
How did Lincoln try to calm the fears of slave states in his inauguration?
He promised not to interfere with slavery where it already existed
He promised to pay slaveholders for all of the slaves that he planned to set free
He offered to allow Southern states to secede if they freed their slaves
He did not try to calm their fears at all, and instead attacked them for allowing slavery
Texas was a _____________________________
Union State
Confederate State
Border State
Kentucky was a _____________________________
Border State
Confederate State
Union State
What event led DIRECTLY to the secession of the Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Compromise of 1850
John Brown's Raid
___________ debated Abraham Lincoln over the issue of Slavery.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Which one of these people was NOT supposed to be assassinated at the same time as Abraham Lincoln?
Vice President Andrew Johnson
General Ulises S. Grant
Secretary of State William Seward
President Andrew Jackson
Which one of these is NOT true about Abraham Lincoln?
He was prone to depression and considered suicide
He had a feeling he was going to be assassinated
He often manipulated people
He was once a slave owner and one of the nation's founding fathers
