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Worksheets5 Things You May Not know About Abe Lincoln
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
Share with me something new you learned about Abraham Lincoln and did that new thing change your opinion on him at all?
