Exercise
Form 5: Lincoln's Leadership and Wartime Politics
Questions
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In which famous 1863 speech did Lincoln state that government 'of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth'?
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What are the opening words of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
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What was the occasion for Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address in November 1863?
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Who was the main orator who spoke for two hours before Lincoln gave his brief two-minute speech at Gettysburg?
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Who were the 'Copperheads' during the American Civil War?
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Which Ohio Congressman was a leading Peace Democrat arrested and exiled for anti-war speeches?
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What constitutional right is protected by habeas corpus, which Lincoln suspended during wartime?
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Which major violent outbreak in July 1863 demonstrated opposition to the federal military conscription law?
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Why was the Enrollment Act (draft law) of 1863 criticized as 'a rich man's war and a poor man's fight'?
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How did Lincoln demonstrate political leadership in assembling his Cabinet, famously described as a 'Team of Rivals'?
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Why did Lincoln choose Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat from Tennessee, as his running mate in 1864?
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Under what temporary party name did Lincoln and Johnson run during the 1864 election?