Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. He married Mary Todd in 1842. Lincoln was a lawyer. In 1860 he was elected president. In 1861 the Civil War began. This war was fought over slavery. The North (Union) fought against the South (Confederacy). The South depended on slaves. They wanted to keep their slaves. The North thought that slaves should be free. Lincoln believed that slaves should be free too. In 1862 Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. This proclamation said that slaves in the South were free now. In 1865 the Civil war ended. The North (Union) won the war. President Lincoln saved the United States.
One week after the Civil War ended, Lincoln went to watch a play at Ford Theatre in Washington, DC. An actor, John Wilkes Boothe, went up to Lincoln and assassinated him. Lincoln died the next day on April 15, 1865. Today, there is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.
Choose the best answer:
Who was president during the Civil War?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Boothe
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the Indians
Freed the Union
Freed the slaves
The Civil war was fought over what important issue?
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln memorial
Slavery
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford Theatre
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol Building
Slaves were people who ...
lived in the west and had their own land.
were owned by other persons.
worked for Lincoln.
The Civil War was between ...
1861 and 1865
1776 and 1783
1917 and 1918
The North wanted ...
to stop slavery.
to keep their slaves.
to separate from the South.
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
George Washington.
Thomas Jefferson.
Abraham Lincoln.
The Civil War was between ...
North and South.
West and South.
North and West.
Lincoln saved ...
the Civil War.
Washington D.C.
the United States.
The Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865. Lincoln was President during the Civil War. The Civil War was between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). Many Americans died in this war. Lincoln's job was to keep the North and South together.
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Slaves were blacks who were forced to work for free. Slaves were owned by other persons. Most slaves came from Africa in the 1600's. Many slaves worked in the fields and in homes in southern United States.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was written by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. This proclamation said that all slaves in the South were free.
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On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was at Ford Theatre to see a play called "Our American Cousin." While he was watching the show, an actor named John Wilkes Boothe walked up to Lincoln and shot him in the head. John Wilkes Boothe ran away. Lincoln was carried accross the street to a house where he died the next day. John Wilkes Boothe was found later and was shot and died.
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The Lincoln Memorial was built to honor Abraham Lincoln. This memorial is in Washington, DC. Every year thousands of people visit this monument. Inside there is a giant statue of Lincoln sitting down.
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