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Abraham Lincoln becomes President of America
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  • 1. When did Abraham Lincoln become President of America?
A) 1870
B) 1880
C) 1850
D) 1861
  • 2. Who was Abraham Lincoln's running mate in the election where he became President?
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Hannibal Hamlin
C) John C. Breckinridge
D) Andrew Johnson
  • 3. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in which year?
A) 1862
B) 1863
C) 1865
D) 1864
  • 4. What was Abraham Lincoln's profession before becoming President?
A) Lawyer
B) Teacher
C) Doctor
D) Farmer
  • 5. Who was the President of the Confederacy when Lincoln became President of the United States?
A) Stonewall Jackson
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Jefferson Davis
D) Robert E. Lee
  • 6. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
A) John Hinckley Jr.
B) Charles J. Guiteau
C) Lee Harvey Oswald
D) John Wilkes Booth
  • 7. In which theater was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) Kennedy Center
B) Globe Theatre
C) Ford's Theatre
D) Apollo Theater
  • 8. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution did Lincoln push for and ultimately succeed in passing?
A) 19th Amendment
B) 15th Amendment
C) 14th Amendment
D) 13th Amendment
  • 9. Who was Lincoln's primary rival in the 1860 Presidential election?
A) Salmon P. Chase
B) Stephen A. Douglas
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Jefferson Davis
  • 10. Lincoln signed the Homestead Act which allowed settlers to claim how much land for free?
A) 80 acres
B) 160 acres
C) 200 acres
D) 40 acres
  • 11. Who served as Lincoln's Vice President during his second term as President?
A) William H. Seward
B) Salmon P. Chase
C) Hannibal Hamlin
D) Andrew Johnson
  • 12. What state did Abraham Lincoln grow up in?
A) Indiana
B) Kentucky
C) Illinois
D) Ohio
  • 13. What was the name of the act passed by Lincoln incentivizing states to gradually abolish slavery?
A) Liberty Compensation Decree
B) Slave Redemption Law
C) Abolition Initiative
D) Compensated Emancipation Act
  • 14. During Lincoln's presidency, which major state seceded from the Union triggering the Civil War?
A) New York
B) South Carolina
C) Virginia
D) Texas
  • 15. What famous cabinet member served as Lincoln's Secretary of State?
A) Edwin M. Stanton
B) Salmon P. Chase
C) Gideon Welles
D) William H. Seward
  • 16. What was the political ideology of the Know-Nothing Party that Lincoln had to navigate during his presidency?
A) Nativism
B) Progressivism
C) Anarchism
D) Socialism
  • 17. What was the job title of Abraham Lincoln's highest military position during the Civil War?
A) Commander-in-Chief
B) Chief of Staff
C) General-in-Chief
D) Senior Commander
  • 18. Who was Lincoln's first Secretary of War?
A) William H. Seward
B) Edwin M. Stanton
C) Salmon P. Chase
D) Simon Cameron
  • 19. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln represent during his presidency?
A) Republican
B) Democratic
C) Federalist
D) Whig
  • 20. In which year did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election?
A) 1872
B) 1860
C) 1856
D) 1864
  • 21. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
A) Ohio
B) Illinois
C) Kentucky
D) Virginia
  • 22. Which war occurred during Abraham Lincoln's presidency?
A) Revolutionary War
B) Civil War
C) World War I
D) Vietnam War
  • 23. Which famous speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver during the Civil War in 1863?
A) Gettysburg Address
B) I Have a Dream
C) Farewell Address
D) State of the Union Address
  • 24. What was Abraham Lincoln's nickname?
A) Commander in Chief
B) Honest Abe
C) Father of His Country
D) Great Emancipator
  • 25. Which famous battle was a turning point in the Civil War and boosted Lincoln's popularity?
A) Shiloh
B) Gettysburg
C) Bull Run
D) Antietam
  • 26. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Mary Todd Lincoln
C) Martha Washington
D) Michelle Obama
  • 27. Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law in which year?
A) 1865
B) 1875
C) 1850
D) 1862
  • 28. Which document did Abraham Lincoln refer to when he said 'Four score and seven years ago'?
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Constitution of the United States
C) Gettysburg Address
D) Emancipation Proclamation
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