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