Piper School: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

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How many states were part of the Confederacy?

11

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

16th president of the United States- was president during the civil war (1861-1865)

How many sons did Lincoln have?

4

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

A statement issued by President Lincoln in January 1863 that freed all slaves in the Confederate states

What is a civil war?

A war between people of the same country

What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?

Abolished or ended slavery in the U.S.

When did the Civil War begin?

April 12, 1861

When was President Lincoln assassinated?

April 14, 1865

When did the Civil War end?

April 9, 1865

What do the 36 columns at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. represent?

Each state in the Union at the time of President Lincoln's death

Where was President Lincoln assassinated?

Ford's Theater

Who encouraged young Abraham to read

His stepmother

Who was Mary Todd Lincoln?

His wife

Who assassinated President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

Where was Lincoln born?

Kentucky

What was the Union?

The United States, but only the Northern states during the Civil War

What was the meaning of Lincoln's speech "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

The country could not continue to exist half slave and half free.

What did Lincoln's election in 1860 convince the South?

Their way of life based on slavery was threatened.

What did Sarah Josepha suggest to President Lincoln

To make Thanksgiving a national holiday

What did President Lincoln believe was his primary task in the early days of the Civil War?

To save the Union, not to end slavery

What was the Gettysburg Address?

Two-minute speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 13, 1863, at a ceremony dedicating a cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the soldiers who fought and died on the battlefield

What did 11 year old Grace Bedell do?

Wrote a letter to Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard

President Lincoln earned the title the "Great Emancipator" because he

ended slavery in the United States

Where did Lincoln carry his papers?

in his stovepipe hat

How long did Abraham go to school as a boy?

less than one year

What issue motivated Lincoln to enter politics?

slavery

What did Barack Obama use when he was sworn in as President?

the same Bible that Abraham Lincoln used

What was President Lincoln's early goal in the Civil War?

to keep the Union together


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