- 1. In which year was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States?
A) 1859
B) 1863
C) 1861
D) 1865
- 2. Abraham Lincoln famously delivered the Gettysburg Address during which war?
A) World War II
B) Spanish-American War
C) Revolutionary War
D) Civil War
- 3. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln represent?
A) Republican
B) Whig
C) Democratic
D) Federalist
- 4. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in what year?
A) 1861
B) 1865
C) 1863
D) 1867
- 5. In which theater was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) Ford's Theatre
B) Royal Opera House
C) Apollo Theatre
D) Broadway Theatre
- 6. Who was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?
A) John Hinckley Jr.
B) Lee Harvey Oswald
C) Gavrilo Princip
D) John Wilkes Booth
- 7. What was Abraham Lincoln's profession before becoming President?
A) Doctor
B) Farmer
C) Lawyer
D) Teacher
- 8. Which state is known as Abraham Lincoln's birthplace?
A) Kentucky
B) Indiana
C) Illinois
D) Ohio
- 9. Who served as Lincoln's Secretary of State?
A) William H. Seward
B) Salmon P. Chase
C) Edwin M. Stanton
D) Frederick Douglass
- 10. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?
A) Martha Washington
B) Mary Todd Lincoln
C) Jacqueline Kennedy
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
- 11. Which document did Abraham Lincoln deliver on March 4, 1865?
A) Bill of Rights
B) Monroe Doctrine
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Second Inaugural Address
- 12. Abraham Lincoln was born in what year?
A) 1799
B) 1820
C) 1809
D) 1833
- 13. What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
A) The Great Emancipator
B) Honest Abe
C) Braveheart Lincoln
D) Lincoln the Lawman
- 14. Which battle is considered a turning point in the Civil War and deepened Abraham Lincoln's resolve to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Battle of Antietam
B) Battle of Gettysburg
C) Battle of Bull Run
D) Battle of Shiloh
- 15. Abraham Lincoln was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from which state?
A) Ohio
B) Indiana
C) Kentucky
D) Illinois
- 16. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
A) 13th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 12th Amendment
D) 14th Amendment
- 17. In what year did Abraham Lincoln get married?
A) 1842
B) 1860
C) 1855
D) 1830
- 18. Who did Abraham Lincoln defeat in the 1864 presidential election?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) George B. McClellan
C) Abraham Lincoln ran unopposed
D) Robert E. Lee
- 19. What was John Wilkes Booth's profession before assassinating Abraham Lincoln?
A) Actor
B) Politician
C) Soldier
D) Journalist
- 20. In which year was Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the United States?
A) 1856
B) 1872
C) 1864
D) 1860
- 21. Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1860 presidential election?
A) Jefferson Davis
B) Stephen Douglas
C) John C. Breckinridge
D) Ulysses S. Grant
- 22. Which famous document did Abraham Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863, that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free?
A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Kansas-Nebraska Act
C) Homestead Act
D) Gettysburg Address
- 23. Who was the Vice President of the United States when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Hannibal Hamlin
D) John C. Breckinridge
- 24. Which battle is often considered a turning point in the Civil War and boosted Lincoln's popularity?
A) Antietam
B) Vicksburg
C) Chancellorsville
D) Gettysburg
- 25. In what city was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President of the United States?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Boston
C) New York City
D) Philadelphia
- 26. What was the main goal of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?
A) Conquer the South
B) Abolish Slavery
C) Expand Territories
D) Preserve the Union
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