Lincoln and his cabinet   From the U.S. Congress Collection: 
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln
by Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1830 - 1900)

Go to the historical Harper's Weekly site to see a great portrait of the President with his cabinet. Click Here.  Cabinet members in the portrait are:   Montgomery Blair, Salmon P. Chase, William Seward, Simon Cameron,  Caleb B. Smith, Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, William H. Seward, and Simon Cameron.  Click the Lincoln's Cabinet page for answers.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONS

1. Abraham Lincoln had several strong opponents when running for President.  Which of those opponents did he appoint as members of his cabinet?

2.  Why did Lincoln appoint these strong opponents as his cabinet members?

3. Name the cabinet members and what their departments.

4. Which secretary operated out of the War Room?

5. What did Lincoln's cabinet think about Lincoln releasing the "Emancipation Proclamation?"

6. Who was Lincoln's Vice-President during his last year as President?

7. How did President Lincoln relate to his cabinet?
  
8. How did he relate to them & how did he use them to help run the country and the War?