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Abraham Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address
The Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln was the ____ President of the United States.
16th
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The Proclamation declared slaves in ___________ states free.
Rebelling
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The _________ is much older than the Constitution.
The Union
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What two things did Lincoln say neither party expected?
the magnitude and duration of the war
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What did Lincoln identify as the cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
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Abraham Lincoln was part of which political party?
Republican
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Which branch of government did Lincoln declare that the Proclamation would be enforced under?
Executive
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When Abraham Lincoln gave his 1st Inaugural Address, how long did he say it had been since the first inauguration of a President under our national Constitution?
72 years
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In Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, what did he say his 1st Inaugural Address was devoted to?
altogether to saving the Union without war
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Where was the Confederate capital located?
Richmond, Virginia
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Once the Civil War broke out, Lincoln's main goal was to:
Reunite the nation
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Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation primarily for what reason?
as a necessary war measure for repressing the rebellion
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What did Lincoln vow to enforce?
Federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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What did Lincoln say both parties had in common?
they read the same Bible and prayed to the same God
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In what year did the war begin?
April 12, 1861
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True or False: Abraham Lincoln served two full terms as President.
False: He was President from 1861 to 1865, when he was assassinated. He was the first President to be assassinated.
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Name two things Lincoln declared in regard to slaves?
1. Provided them with the support of the U.S. government, 2. Freed slaves should be paid a wage, 3. Urged freed slaves to abstain from violence except in self defense, and 4. All suitable freed men would be accepted into the armed services of the United States
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what was the main purpose of Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address?
to allay the anxieties of the southern states that their property, peace, and personal security were endangered because a Republican administration was taking office
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What does Lincoln's first sentence of his 2nd Inaugural Address pertain to?
"At this second appearing to take the Oath of the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first."
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How did the Civil War begin?
When Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861
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What was Lincoln's occupation before he became President?
He was a lawyer
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President Lincoln shrewdly justified the Emancipation Proclamation as a "fit and necessary war measure" for what purpose?
In order to cripple the confederacy's use of slaves in the the war effort
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The Constitution was formed by __________________, matured and continued by _________________, still further matured and the faith of the then 13 states expressly plighted and engaged that is should be perpetual by ________________.
1. Articles of Association (1774) 2. Declaration of Independence (1776) 3. Articles of Confederation (1778)
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What was the main focus of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address?
God's presence and agency in war
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Did the Union or Confederate force have more soldiers fight in the war?
The Union forces - the Union forces outnumbered the Confederates roughly two to one.