Early Life
What year was Abraham Lincoln born?
1809
What President number was Abraham Lincoln?
16th President
How many documents did Lincoln write?
40,550
What day did Lincoln decease?
April 15,1865 at 7:22am
What year was Lincoln elected for president?
1860
What were the purpose of his letters?
Gifts, transfers, deposits, and purchases
What was Abraham Lincoln's assassinators name?
John Wilkes Booth
What was one of Lincoln's professions before his presidency?
Farmer, Lawyer, Military Officer, Politician, Writer
What war broke out during Abraham Lincoln's presidency?
Civil War
Who did Lincoln write to on August 24, 1855?
Joshua Speed
What kind of dream did Lincoln have three days prior to his assassination?
Dreamt about being assassinated
What war did Abraham Lincoln enlist as a militia captain?
Black Hawk War of 1832
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
"Mr... : --I see in your paper of the 8th institution a communication in relation to myself, of which it is perhaps expected of me to take some notice." Who did Lincoln write this letter to?
Allen N. Ford
Who was the first woman to be killed by the U.S. government?
Mary Suratt
Who did Abraham Lincoln run against in the election for senate in 1858?
Stephen A. Douglas
What was the Homestead Act?
It allowed poor people to obtain land
Which one of Lincoln's children took his papers to the Library of Congress?
Robert Todd Lincoln
What was Lincoln's last speech he gave before he was killed?
Promoting voting right for people of color