key figures (Abraham Lincoln MCQs [USA – America]

1. What year was Abraham Lincoln born? A) 1809 B) 1812 C) 1820 D) 1825 Answer: A) 1809 2. In which state was Abraham Lincoln born? A) Kentucky B) Indiana C) Illinois D) Ohio Answer: A) Kentucky 3. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s wife? A) Mary Todd Lincoln B) Sarah Edwards C) Elizabeth Keckley D) Harriet Beecher Stowe Answer: A) Mary Todd Lincoln 4. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to during his presidency? A) Democratic Party B) Republican Party C) Whig Party D) Federalist Party Answer: B) Republican Party 5. In what year did Abraham Lincoln become the 16th President of the United States? A) 1860 B) 1861 C) 1862 D) 1863 Answer: A) 1860 6. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech delivered during the American Civil War? A) Gettysburg Address B) Emancipation Proclamation C) Second Inaugural Address D) Lincoln-Douglas Debate Answer: A) Gettysburg Address 7. What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? A) To end the Civil War B) To free slaves in Confederate states C) To establish the National Bank D) To declare war on Britain Answer: B) To free slaves in Confederate states 8. Who was Abraham Lincoln’s vice president during his second term? A) Andrew Johnson B) Hannibal Hamlin C) George B. McClellan D) Salmon P. Chase Answer: A) Andrew Johnson 9. In which city did Abraham Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg Address? A) Gettysburg B) Washington D.C. C) Philadelphia D) New York Answer: A) Gettysburg 10. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s home state? A) Illinois B) Kentucky C) Indiana D) Missouri Answer: A) Illinois 11. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? A) John Wilkes Booth B) Lee Harvey Oswald C) James Earl Ray D) Charles Guiteau Answer: A) John Wilkes Booth 12. Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? A) Ford’s Theatre B) The White House C) The Capitol Building D) The Lincoln Memorial Answer: A) Ford’s Theatre 13. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s first vice president? A) Hannibal Hamlin B) Andrew Johnson C) Millard Fillmore D) Martin Van Buren Answer: A) Hannibal Hamlin 14. Which of the following was NOT a state during Lincoln’s presidency? A) Oregon B) Texas C) California D) Hawaii Answer: D) Hawaii 15. Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Civil War? A) Battle of Gettysburg B) Battle of Antietam C) Battle of Fort Sumter D) Battle of Shiloh Answer: A) Battle of Gettysburg 16. In which year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? A) 1861 B) 1862 C) 1863 D) 1864 Answer: C) 1863 17. What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession before he became President? A) Lawyer B) Teacher C) Engineer D) Farmer Answer: A) Lawyer 18. Abraham Lincoln is known for delivering his Second Inaugural Address in which year? A) 1861 B) 1862 C) 1863 D) 1865 Answer: D) 1865 19. Who was the Confederate General who surrendered at Appomattox Court House? A) Robert E. Lee B) Stonewall Jackson C) Jefferson Davis D) Ulysses S. Grant Answer: A) Robert E. Lee 20. What was the name of the act that established the Homestead Act during Lincoln’s presidency? A) The Homestead Act of 1862 B) The Land Grant Act of 1861 C) The Public Land Act of 1860 D) The Settlement Act of 1863 Answer: A) The Homestead Act of 1862 21. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? A) 13th Amendment B) 14th Amendment C) 15th Amendment D) 16th Amendment Answer: A) 13th Amendment 22. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s famous debates with Stephen A. Douglas? A) Lincoln-Douglas Debates B) Lincoln-Douglas Discussions C) Lincoln-Douglas Exchanges D) Lincoln-Douglas Forums Answer: A) Lincoln-Douglas Debates 23. What significant event occurred on April 12, 1861? A) The start of the Civil War B) Lincoln’s assassination C) The Emancipation Proclamation was issued D) The Gettysburg Address was delivered Answer: A) The start of the Civil War 24. In which year did Abraham Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address? A) 1861 B) 1862 C) 1863 D) 1864 Answer: C) 1863 25. What was the primary purpose of the Gettysburg Address? A) To honor fallen soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war B) To announce Lincoln’s re-election C) To introduce new military strategies D) To declare war on other countries Answer: A) To honor fallen soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war 26. Which U.S. President served as Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State? A) William H. Seward B) Salmon P. Chase C) Edwin M. Stanton D) Gideon Welles Answer: A) William H. Seward 27. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s first son who died young? A) Edward B) Robert C) William D) Thomas Answer: A) Edward 28. Abraham Lincoln was a member of which political party before the Republican Party was formed? A) Whig Party B) Democratic Party C) Federalist Party D) Anti-Masonic Party Answer: A) Whig Party 29. What was the name of the act that allowed the creation of new states in the western territories? A) Kansas-Nebraska Act B) Missouri Compromise C) Homestead Act D) Northwest Ordinance Answer: A) Kansas-Nebraska Act 30. Who was Abraham Lincoln’s main rival in the 1860 presidential election? A) Stephen A. Douglas B) John C. Breckinridge C) John Bell D) Jefferson Davis Answer: A) Stephen A. Douglas 31. Which state did Abraham Lincoln represent as a U.S. Congressman? A) Illinois B) Kentucky C) Indiana D) Ohio Answer: A) Illinois 32. Which general did Abraham Lincoln appoint as the commander of the Union Army in 1864? A) Ulysses S. Grant B) George McClellan C) William Tecumseh Sherman D) Philip Sheridan Answer: A) Ulysses S. Grant 33. Which of the following was NOT one of Lincoln’s key military strategies during the Civil War? A) Blockade of Southern ports B) Total war strategy C) Expansion into Canada D) Emancipation of enslaved people Answer: C) Expansion into Canada 34. What was the name of the speech given by Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War? A) Gettysburg Address B) Emancipation Proclamation C) First Inaugural Address D) Second Inaugural Address Answer: A) Gettysburg Address 35. Which of the following was a major issue addressed during Lincoln’s presidency? A) Slavery B) Foreign Policy C) Industrialization D) Western Expansion Answer: A) Slavery 36. What was Lincoln’s stance on slavery prior to the Civil War? A) He wanted to abolish it immediately. B) He was indifferent to the issue. C) He wanted to prevent its expansion. D) He supported its expansion. Answer: C) He wanted to prevent its expansion. 37. Which of Lincoln’s speeches was delivered to a large crowd at the end of the Civil War? A) Gettysburg Address B) Second Inaugural Address C) Emancipation Proclamation D) Lincoln-Douglas Debates Answer: B) Second Inaugural Address 38. Abraham Lincoln’s leadership style is often characterized by which of the following? A) Diplomacy and compromise B) Authoritarian and aggressive C) Passive and indifferent D) Conservative and traditional Answer: A) Diplomacy and compromise 39. What was the main goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau established during Lincoln’s presidency? A) To provide aid to former slaves B) To promote northern industrialization C) To support the Confederacy D) To regulate the economy Answer: A) To provide aid to former slaves 40. What was the significance of the 1864 election? A) Lincoln was defeated. B) It was the first election held during the Civil War. C) Lincoln’s party lost control of Congress. D) The South was represented in the election. Answer: B) It was the first election held during the Civil War.