key figures (Abraham Lincoln MCQs [USA – America] January 8, 2026August 20, 2024 by u930973931_answers 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. 1. What year was Abraham Lincoln born? (A) 1809 (B) 1812 (C) 1820 (D) 1825 2. 2. In which state was Abraham Lincoln born? (A) Kentucky (B) Indiana (C) Illinois (D) Ohio 3. 3. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s wife? (A) Mary Todd Lincoln (B) Sarah Edwards (C) Elizabeth Keckley (D) Harriet Beecher Stowe 4. 4. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to during his presidency? (A) Democratic Party (B) Republican Party (C) Whig Party (D) Federalist Party 5. 5. In what year did Abraham Lincoln become the 16th President of the United States? (A) 1860 (B) 1861 (C) 1862 (D) 1863 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 9. In which city did Abraham Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg Address? (A) Gettysburg (B) Washington D.C. (C) Philadelphia (D) New York 10. 10. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s home state? (A) Illinois (B) Kentucky (C) Indiana (D) Missouri 11. 11. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? (A) John Wilkes Booth (B) Lee Harvey Oswald (C) James Earl Ray (D) Charles Guiteau 12. 12. Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? (A) Ford’s Theatre (B) The White House (C) The Capitol Building (D) The Lincoln Memorial 13. 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 14. 14. Which of the following was NOT a state during Lincoln’s presidency? (A) Oregon (B) Texas (C) California (D) Hawaii 15. 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 16. 16. In which year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? (A) 1861 (B) 1862 (C) 1863 (D) 1864 17. 17. What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession before he became President? (A) Lawyer (B) Teacher (C) Engineer (D) Farmer 18. 18. Abraham Lincoln is known for delivering his Second Inaugural Address in which year? (A) 1861 (B) 1862 (C) 1863 (D) 1865 19. 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 20. 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 21. 21. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? (A) 13th Amendment (B) 14th Amendment (C) 15th Amendment (D) 16th Amendment 22. 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 23. 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 24. 24. In which year did Abraham Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address? (A) 1861 (B) 1862 (C) 1863 (D) 1864 25. 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 26. 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 27. 27. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s first son who died young? (A) Edward (B) Robert (C) William (D) Thomas 28. 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 29. 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 30. 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