Abraham Lincoln trivia
Abraham Lincoln Mini Quiz
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Question 1
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 by an actor who opposed his policies. Who was the assassin?
John Wilkes Booth was a famous stage actor and a Confederate sympathizer who killed Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Question 2
Before becoming president, Abraham Lincoln worked in a profession that sharpened his skills in debate and speaking. What was it?
Lincoln taught himself law by reading borrowed books and became a licensed attorney in Illinois in 1836.
Question 3
As president, Lincoln issued a declaration that changed the status of enslaved people in the Confederacy. What was it called?
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, declared all enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.