Lincoln

Name ________________________ Date ________________ Abraham Lincoln 1. As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to 1.end slavery 2.set new national boundaries 3.increase congressional powers 4.preserve the Union 2. “Lincoln Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus” “Supreme Court Rules for Government in Draft Resister Case” “Relocation of Japanese Americans Upheld by Supreme Court” These headlines illustrate that during wartime 1.the liberties of individuals can be restricted 2.the role of the government in regulating the economy increases 3.most Americans support participation in wars 4.new job opportunities are created by increased demand 3. One similarity in the presidential administrations of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson is that each 1.maintained a foreign policy of neutrality 2.expanded the power of the presidency 3.removed Supreme Court Justices from office 4.decreased the size of the military 4. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I.____________________________________ A. Nullification crisis B. Kansas-Nebraska Act C. Dred Scott v. Sanford D. Election of Lincoln (1860) 1.Foreign Policies of the United States 2.Government Policies Toward Native American Indians 3.Consequences of Manifest Destiny 4.Causes of Sectional Conflict 5. One way in which Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson are similar is that each1.expanded presidential powers 2.reduced the size of the federal bureaucracy 3.faced congressional investigations over the handling of the military 4.used his power as commander in chief to send troops overseas to fight a war PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com6. What was the primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s post–Civil War policy? 1.establishing military districts in the South 2.extending land ownership to African American men 3.restoring Southern representation in Congress 4.arresting military leaders of the Confederacy 7. Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860?1.Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states 2.A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery 3.Missouri entered the Union as a slave state 4.Several Southern States seceded from the Union 8. Base your answer on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. . . . With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. This statement reveals President Lincoln’s support for 1.a new peace treaty with Great Britain 2.universal male suffrage 3.a fair and generous peace 4.harsh punishment for Confederate leaders 9. I. Actions Taken by President Abraham Lincoln During the Civil War A. Increased the size of the army without congressional authorization B. Arrested and jailed anti-Unionists without giving a reason C. Censored some anti-Union newspapers and had some editors and publishers arrested Which statement is most clearly supported by these actions of President Lincoln? (1)Wartime emergencies led President Lincoln to expand his presidential powers (2)President Lincoln was impeached for violating the Constitution. (3)Checks and balances effectively limited President Lincoln’s actions (4)President Lincoln wanted to abolish the Bill of Rights 10. The actions of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II demonstrate that, during times of war, presidents sometimes have PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com1.given up control of the military 2.failed to gain enough public support to win reelection 3.granted greater independence to state governments 4.restricted individual freedoms 11. The Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson included a provision for the 1.resumption of full participation in Congress by Southern States 2.long-term military occupation of the Confederacy 3.payment of war reparations by Southern States 4.harsh punishment of former Confederate officials 12. The Radical Republicans in Congress opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction because Lincoln 1.called for the imprisonment of most Confederate leaders 2.rejected the idea of harsh punishments for the South 3.planned to keep Northern troops in the South after the war 4.demanded immediate civil and political rights for formerly enslaved persons 13. Base your answer to question 13 on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. ....With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nations wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a jsut and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. ....Abraham Lincoln, Second inaugural Address March 4, 1865 This statement reveals President Lincoln's support for 1.a new peace treaty with Great Britain 2.universal male suffrage 3.a fair and generous peace 4.harsh punishment for Confederate leaders PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com