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This Fiery Trial: The Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln Quiz

Abraham Lincoln
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1)

What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

The Congress crisis.
The financial crisis.
The Davis crisis.
The secession crisis.
2)

What was "With Charity for All" written for? (from VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds)

Lincoln's adress to WestPoint.
Lincoln's second inaugural address.
Lincoln's first inaugural address.
Lincoln's speech to a room of wounded soldiers.
3)

How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

75,000.
125000.
250000.
25000.
4)

What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

A letter to his constituents.
His first speech to Congress.
A letter to his wife.
His inaugural address.
5)

Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

The Confederacy.
Generals.
Congress.
Mayors.
6)

What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"? (from IV. We Cannot Escape History)

Freeing the slaves.
Saving the Union.
Maintaining his legacy.
Humiliating Jefferson Davis.
7)

What did Lincoln call the amendment to end slavery in "A King's Cure for All the Evils"? (from VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds)

A necessary evil.
A bad thing.
A testament to his leadership.
A fitting end.
8)

Who was "Let the Thing Be Pressed" addressed to? (from VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds)

His wife Mary.
Congress.
General Grant.
Jefferson Davis.
9)

What did Lincoln want African Americans to do after the war according to "The Ban is Still Upon You"? (from IV. We Cannot Escape History)

Go west.
Return to Africa.
Go to Texas.
Colonize the Caribbean.
10)

Why did Lincoln want troops to be raised in "To Suppress Said Combinations"? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

To show strength.
To assuage fears.
To put down the Southern rebellion.
To attack plantations.
11)

What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"? (from VI. Events Have Controlled Me)

Giving former slaves in North Carolina reparation.
Incoporating African Americans in the regular army.
Segregation.
Giving African Americans equal rights.
12)

What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"? (from IV. We Cannot Escape History)

The war and Republican failure at the 1862 election.
The lack of education founding.
The economy going down.
The taxes increase.
13)

What order did John Fremont give according to "To Conform to the Act of Congress"? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

To free slaves of captured soldiers.
To free slaves of disloyal residents.
To free slaves of plantation owners.
To free slaves in three cities.
14)

When was "The Election Was a Necessity" written? (from VI. Events Have Controlled Me)

November 10, 1864.
November 20, 1864.
November 5, 1864.
November 15, 1864.
15)

What did Lincoln stress in "The Union is Perpetual"? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

That the north was free of sin.
That the north would not pay for the crimes of the south.
That the north had remained silent long enough.
That the Union must stay together.
16)

When was "Give Me a Tangible Nucleus" written? (from V. A New Birth of Freedom)

November 1863.
January 1864.
December 1863.
October 1863.
17)

What did Lincoln ask Sherman to do in "Go Far Towards Losing the Whole Union Cause"? (from VI. Events Have Controlled Me)

Let his soldiers go home and vote.
Go back to Washington to meet him.
Pursue Lee's army.
Stop and rest his army.
18)

What offer did Lincoln reject in "Few Things are So Troublesome"? (from V. A New Birth of Freedom)

Trading prisoners.
Trading iron.
Trading cotton.
Trading corn.
19)

When was "My Son Wishes to See Something of the War" sent? (from VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds)

Mid 1864.
End of 1864.
Early 1865.
mid 1865.
20)

What was "Let the Thing Be Pressed"? (from VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds)

A letter.
A telegram.
A speech.
A newspaper column.
21)

What was "A Single Half-Defeat" about? (from IV. We Cannot Escape History)

Lincoln's feelings of defeat.
The Confederate treatment of prisoners of war.
The desire to defeat General Lee.
McClellan's defeat.
22)

Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for? (from V. A New Birth of Freedom)

An actor.
A soldier.
A political ally.
A housewife.
23)

How did Lincoln react to the reception of the Emancipation Proclamation according to "Breath Alone Kills No Rebels" ? (from IV. We Cannot Escape History)

With a lot of enthusiasm.
With anger.
With no enthusiasm.
Without concern.
24)

How is "A New Birth of Freedom" better known as? (from V. A New Birth of Freedom)

The Grand Finale.
The Wellington Speech.
The Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln's First Commencement Adress.
25)

Who was "An Affectionate Farewell" intended for? (from III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government)

His Illinois constituents.
Mary Todd.
His family.
His close friend
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