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Emancipation Proclamation
The Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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what did the emancipation proclamation do?
it set slaves free
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who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
100
What year was Abraham Lincoln born?
1809
100
What year was Thomas Jefferson born?
1743
100
What year was Benjamin Franklin born?
1706
200
who wrote the document?
Abraham Lincoln
200
what did it do?
It gave freedom from Great Britain
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Which number President was Abraham Lincoln?
the 16th
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What country did Thomas Jefferson become Minster to?
France
200
As a scientist what is Benjamin Franklin best known for inventing?
Electricity
300
when was the document written and during what period?
It was written in 1863 during the civil war
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Who did Abraham Lincoln lose a Senate race to?
Stephen A. Douglas
300
What was his plantation near Charlottesville called?
Monticello
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What title did Benjamin Franklin earn for his call for colonial unity?
The First American
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what amendment made sure slavery would not exist in the United States
the thirteen amendment
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Against what king was the Declaration of Independence directed?
King George III
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What year did Abraham Lincoln secure the Republican Party nomination?
1860
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Which number President was Thomas Jefferson?
The Third
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What state did Benjamin Franklin serve as Governor?
Pennsylvania
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During what speech did Abraham Lincoln say that the civil war would be for a new birth of freedom?
the Gettysburg Address
500
Who persuaded the committee to select Thomas Jefferson to draft the original document?
John Adams
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What year did the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter occur?
1861
500
What state did Thomas Jefferson serve as wartime Governor of?
Virginia
500
What age did Benjamin Franklin live to be?
84