A Quiz on Abraham Lincoln
Answers at the bottom of the page
1 When was Abe born, 1809, 1789, or 1820,
2 Was President Abraham Lincoln, born in a cabin
3 Which of these statements is true
A Native American killed Abraham Lincoln's colonising grandfather, and one of his relatives then killed the supposed killer
B None of Lincoln's officially in 2007 said to be relatives came from Virginia
C He was not brought up in a area where he could hear panthers at night and where there were wild bears.
4 How old was Lincoln when his family moved to Indiana 2 7 or 12 or 32
5 Was Abe impressed at the Declaration of Independance and stories of the Revolutionary war
6 Where in Winter 1831-32 did he join a debating society
7 Did he ever serve in a US millitary force
8 Which of these jobs did he do, (Could be more than one)
Postmaster, Lawyer, Floor leader in the Indiana senate or Legislature for the Whig Party, a Illinois Congressman in Washington
9 Is it true that Lincoln was harmed in 1 election by being seen as a deist, which there is some evidence he was.
10 Did he give full support to the US war versus Mexico
11 Did Lincoln give any support to ending slavery in the District of Columbia, in the 1840s or 1850
12 Was he regarded as even arguably the foremost Republican in Illinois in 1856
13 Did Lincoln win under a million votes in 1860 or over a million
14 What was his wife called after his marriage
15 In December 1863 what did he offer to most rebels,
16 What was the name of the play he was watching when he was assasinated
17 Which tag does he sometimes recieve which go with these intitials S O T N
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