When was Abraham Lincoln born?

a) February 10, 1809

b) February 20, 1809

c) February 12, 1809

d) February 10, 1993

When did Lincoln Die?

a) April 15, 1865

b) April 30, 1865

c) April 20, 1860

d) April 12, 1862

Where was Lincoln born?

a) Alabama

b) Kentucky

c) Virginia

d) Illinois

Who were Abraham Lincoln's Vice Presidents?

a) Andrew Johnson and James Carter

b) Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson

c) James Buchanan and Andrew Jackson

d) Joe DiMasso and Matt Sorkin

Who was Lincoln's wife?

a) Mary Todd Lincoln

b) Britney Lincoln

c) Paris Lincoln

d) Susan B. Lincoln

How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

a) 6 ft 2 in

b) 6 ft 3 in

c) 6 ft 4 in

d) 6 ft 1in

What war did Abraham Lincoln serve in?

a) Civil War

b) Spanish American War

c) Black Hawk War

d) none of the above

Lincoln won all of the following legislative positions EXCEPT?

a) State legislature

b) Representative

c) Senator

d) he won them all

Lincoln was assassinated in

a) the White house

b) a barn

c) a theatre

d) he wasn't assassinated

What was Lincoln's Party?

a) Democrat

b) Republican

c) Republican Democrat

d) none of the above

Which president does Lincoln share uncanny similarities with?

a) George W. Bush

b) George Washington

c) Wilson Woodrow

d) John F. Kennedy

After what battle did Lincoln announce his Emancipation Proclamation?

a) Bull Run

b) Yorktown

c) Antietam

D) Appotomax

Which of the following was NOT one of Lincoln's nicknames?

a) Honest Abe

b) The Rail Splitter

c) The Great Emancipator

d) The Industrial Giant

How many children did Abraham Lincoln have?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

What was the legislation that Abraham Lincoln signed in 1862 that made land available to an male over the age of 21?

a) Homestead Act

b) Western Expansion Act

c) Reconstruction Act

d) Montgomery Blair

Who was Lincoln's prodigal general?

a) Robert E. Lee

b) Ulysses S. Grant

c) Jefferson Davis

d) William McKinley

Who did Lincoln hold famous debates with?

a) Andrew Johnson

b) Frederick Douglass

c) Steven Douglas

d) none of the above

What was Lincoln's motive for the Civil War?

a) preservation of the Union

b) emancipation of the slaves

c) punishment of the South

d) expansion of slavery

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

a) Bull Run

b) Antietam

c) Gettysburg

d) Fort Sumner

What were the border states in the Civil War?

a) Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri

b) Wisconsin, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia

c) Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland

d) none of the above

What was Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction called?

a) Wade-Davis Plan

b) 50% Plan

c) Altruism

d) 10% Plan

What bill was passed in Congress that opposed Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

a) 10% Plan

b) 50% Plan

c) Wilmot Proviso

d) The Wade-Davis Bill

What was Steven Douglas' plan of action for slavery?

a) he was an abolitionist

b) he was pro slavery

c) he believed in popular sovereignty

d) he was an expansionist

What constitutional provision did Lincoln suspend?

a) 1st amendment

b) Habeas Corpus

c) Wilmot Proviso

d) Emancipation Proclamation

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation only freeing slaves in the Confederacy?

a) Foreign countries would believe the USA was still somewhat unified

b) To make the Union happy

c) In order to keep the loyalty of the border states

d) none of the above

Who assassinated Lincoln?

a) Andrew Johnson

b) William Seward

c) Lewis Powell

d) John Wilkes Booth

Who was Lincoln's runner up in the election of 1860?

a) Steven Douglas

b) William McKinley

c) John Breckinridge

d) William Seward

How many states seceded initially when Lincoln was voted President?

a) 4

b) 3

c) 5

d) 7

Who was runner up to Lincoln in the election of 1864?

a) William Seward

b) Andrew Johnson

c) George McClellan

d) Steven Douglas

All of the following were Union Generals except...

a) Ulysses S. Grant

b) George Custer

c) George McClellan

d) They were all Union Generals

Which Union general was best known for total warfare?

a) Ulysses S. Grant

b) George McClellan

c) William Sherman

d) Robert E. Lee

What was the last battle of the Civil War?

a) Antietam

b) Gettysburg

c) Bull Run

d) Appomattox

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

a) Gettysburg

b) Shiloh

c) Chickamauga

d) Antietam

How many terms in Congress did Lincoln serve?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) he never served in Congress

What were Lincoln's early careers?

a) Storekeeper

b) miller

c) lawyer

d) all the above

Which State Legislature was Lincoln elected to?

a) Kentucky

b) Marlyland

c) Illinois

d) Mississippi

Who was the Confederate general-in-chief?

a) Ulysses S. Grant

b) Robert E. Lee

c) Stonewall Jackson

d) None of the above

In which battle was Stonewall Jackson killed?

a) Shiloh

b) Chancellorsville

c) Antietam

d) Bull Run

Which event gave Lincoln nationwide fame that led to his presidential nomination?

a) The Civil War

b) Election to Illinois Senate

c) Marriage to a woman from a wealthy family

d) Lincoln - Douglas Debates

How many of Lincoln's children survived after adolescence ?

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) they all survived