A LEARNING ON-LINE LINCOLN ACTIVITY
Abraham
Lincoln
Presidential
Trivia Hunt
Find the Answer to these Lincoln
Trivia Questions by Reading the Whitehouse Biographies of Abraham Lincoln; the Time-Line History.
Go to the Whitehouse
Biography;
and also use the links provided with each question for specialized
resources.
| A SECESSION
DEFINITION PAGE Click Here 1. What happens when a state secedes? When did the first southern state secede? Why did it secede? Go here to find out which state. Go here to find 5 reasons why the Confederate States of America were formed. Did the U.S.A. or any other country ever recognize the Confederacy as a "country?" Go here (scroll to the year 1861) to find out. . |
2.
Where did the President-Elect visit in Illinois, before leaving for
Washington D.C. as President-elect? Describe where the visit
occurred, who was there
to see him, and location of his farewell dinner. Go here to find
out. . |
| 3. Name
Lincoln's first cabinet members? Go here for a large picture of Lincoln and his cabinet with names. |
4.
Did the President have a secretary? Go here
to read a description of the President's only secretary and other items
about living in the White House. . |
| 5. List
three reasons why Lincoln did not accept secession. Go here to find
those reasons. |
6.
Name Lincoln's first 4 generals (Union Generals).
Which General would finish the war successfully? What was the
name of his Union Army? Go here for the
Generals. Go here
for the last General of the Army of the Potomac. .. |
| 7.
What political party did Lincoln belong to in his early career?
What party was he a member of when running for U.S. Senate in 1858, and
President in 1860? Go here
to read about Lincoln's party and what it stood for. |
8.
Which Union General did not like Lincoln, refused to go after the
Confederates, and ran for President against him in 1864? Find out
this General's name and more about him here. . |
| 9.
Which Civil War battle was the turning point in the war, and would
later have the President dedicate a cemetery for its' dead?
Go here to find
out. |
10.
What great Union General was in-charge of winning Atlanta, and would
later become infamous for burning it and all in his way to Savannah,
Georgia? Go here
to find out who this great general was. You may not agree with
the actions of this General and his army. . |
| 11. Who
was the President of the Confederate States of America? Go here to find
out who the president was. Who would
become the Confederacy great General of the Army of Northern
Virginia? Go Here for the President. Go
here
for the General's name. |
12.
What was the issue that seemed to take over the Civil War, especially
after the Proclamation Emancipation? What was the name of the
group of northerners that supported the South, and especially
slavery? Go here
to find out about the issue . |
| 13. Where is this statue of President Lincoln located? Who was the sculptor? What does each column of the structure it resides in represent? Go here for the answers  G |
14.
When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed into action? What did it mean? Go here for the answers.  Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863 Credit: The
Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati."Abraham Lincoln and his
Emancipation Proclamation." c1888. |
15. When did Abraham Lincoln get assassinated? When was this grand tomb erected? Who designed the bronze head of Lincoln, that has it's nose rubbed by visitors. Go here to find out  . |
| 16.
Dennis Hanks of Charleston, Illinois made a trip to Washington to
see his cousin, the President during the Civil War. Why did he go
there?
Go here
and read the 3rd paragraph to find out. |
17.
How many soldiers on both sides would lose their lives in the Civil War? Go here for a total count. . |
18.
What was the Union money called during the Civil War?
Go here for a
description of the Legal Tender Act of 1862 |
19.
Name and tell what happened to Lincoln's 1860 opponent in the
Presidential election-- after Lincoln took office? Would this
great Illinois politician have supported the new
President? Go here
to find out who he was, and what happened to him after the election. . |
| 20.
The Union, after the Proclamation Emancipation, would then allow what
large group of men to be in the Army? Go
here . |
21.
Name the famous Civil War battle where African Americans would become
great heroes and helpers in the war effort. Go
here to find out. |
| 22.
Where did U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee finally meet so
that the Confederacy could surrender? What did the Union soldiers
do after the signing, when Lee left the courthouse? Go here to find out. . |
23.
What was the name of President Lincoln's plan for reconstruction of the
South after the war ended? Go here to
find out. |
| 24.
After the war ended, President Lincoln would give his final speech from
the White House balcony. What did he say in that speech that
aroused John Wilkes Booth to make a plan to assassinate the President
and the Cabinet? Go here
to find out what Lincoln said that got Booth so radical. |
25.
Where did Abraham and Mary go the night of the assiassination?
Who did they take along as guests? How did John Wilkes Booth get
into the theatre and finally shoot the President?
Where were the Presidential guards? Go here
for Harper's Weekly description of the assassination . |
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26. Mt. Rushmore at South Dakota celebrates four of our great Presidents. Why was Abraham Lincoln chosen to be carved on the mountain. Go here to find out why. |
 27. Who was Gutzon Borglum, and what role did he play in the carving of Mt. Rushmore? Go here for the answer. |