Early life
What caused the unhappiest period of his boyhood
A: His mother dying
How many votes did Abraham receive from the deep south
A: 0
What famous document free’d less that 200,000 slaves but still lead to the eventual abolition of slavery
A: The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name of Abraham’s wife
A: Mary Todd
Who was considered to be Lincoln's political rival?
A: Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln’s primary aim was to neither _______ nor to _________
A: provoke war, maintain peace
Since he had no ambition to be a farmer, name one of the odd jobs he had
A: Storekeeper, postmaster, surveyor, rail splitter, flatboatmen
When did Lincoln die after being shot
A: The morning after
Who did Lincoln promote to lieutenant general and give command of all the federal armies to
A: Ulysses S. Grant
What place did Abe begin his journey as a lawyer
A: Springfield, Illinois
At what age did Abe think his political career was about to end
A: 40
How did Abraham justify the Emancipation proclamation
A: He justified it as an exercise of president’s war powers, applied only to parts of the country actually under Confederate control
Who encouraged his reading despite being illiterate
A: Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, His step mother
Between what 2 events did South Carolina declare it’s withdrawal from the union
A: After Lincoln’s election and before his inauguration
Which constitutional amendment prohibited slavery/involuntary servitude
A: 13th amendment