Lincoln as President
What dollar bill is lincoln on?
The 5 dollar bill
True or false: Lincoln hoped to inspire all people of color in the U.S
True
Who was affected by the Emancipation Proclamation
States that seceded from the union.
Name how long the Civil War lasted
About 4 years
Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Which president was Abraham Lincoln
The 16th President
True or false: Lincoln only wanted to free the slaves because it would help them win the war.
False
How many times did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation (hint: more than one)
Two times
Name the person who said “In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.”
Aberham Lincoln
January 1, 1863 (3rd year of the civil war) was the date of what document?
Emancipation Proclamation
True or False: Most slaves were freed after President lincoln's death.
True
True or false: Lincoln did not want to sympathize to the confederate soldiers that joined the union and give them jobs.
False
The Emancipation Proclamation freed _____ slaves.
4 Million
How many men fought in the Civil War.
30 million
At what year did Lincoln decide to only free the slaves in the confederate states?
1863
Name the party that Abraham Lincoln built
Republican Party
What was lincoln's one goal for the war?
To save the union, slavery or not.
How was the Emancipation limited to ending slavery?
It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, leaving slavery untouched in the loyal border states.
What percent of the population died in the civil war
2 percent (620,000)
What is a Battalion?
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,000 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies.
Name the exact dates that lincoln became president and wasn't president.
March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Lincoln's goal for reconstruction was to have ____ percent of the citizens of former Confederate states swore an oath to the union
10 percent
Name all the states that were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina.
Name when the Civil war started and ended exactly.
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
Name the exact date that Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet officers. (hint:101 days before it was published.)
September 22 1862.