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Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address 1865 (3-2)

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  • Q1
    When did Lincoln deliver his Second Inaugural Address?
    1862
    1865
    1861
    1863
    30s
  • Q2
    Who was Lincoln's Vice President during his second term?
    John C. Breckenridge
    Andrew Johnson
    Salmon P. Chase
    Ulysses S. Grant
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the primary focus of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?
    Abolishing slavery immediately
    Reconciliation and unity
    Establishing equal rights for all citizens
    Expanding the Union's territorial claims
    30s
  • Q4
    What did Lincoln say about slavery in his Second Inaugural Address?
    He called for immediate abolition of slavery by any means necessary.
    He promised to compensate slave owners for their loss of property.
    He attributed the Civil War to divine punishment for allowing slavery to exist in the United States.
    He argued that slavery was a necessary evil that could not be eradicated.
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the significance of the location where Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address?
    It was delivered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, symbolizing the continuity of the constitutional government despite the ongoing Civil War.
    It was delivered in a church, emphasizing the religious nature of the conflict.
    It was delivered in a military camp, demonstrating Lincoln's support for the Union army.
    It was delivered in Richmond, Virginia, signaling the end of the Civil War.
    30s
  • Q6
    What did Lincoln say about the Confederacy in his Second Inaugural Address?
    He implored the nation to show compassion and forgiveness toward the defeated Confederacy, rather than seeking retribution.
    He called for the immediate imprisonment of all Confederate leaders.
    He vowed to continue the war until the Confederacy was completely destroyed.
    He promised to annex the former Confederate states as territories.
    30s
  • Q7
    What was Lincoln's view on the role of God in the Civil War, as expressed in his Second Inaugural Address?
    He believed that the war was a test of the nation's faith, and that victory would come to the most devout.
    He believed that God was indifferent to the war, and that the outcome was solely determined by human action.
    He believed that God's will was unknowable, but that the war was a divine judgment on the nation's sin of slavery.
    He believed that God was on the side of the Union, and that victory was certain.
    30s
  • Q8
    What did Lincoln say about the future of the nation in his Second Inaugural Address?
    He promised to enact radical social and economic reforms to create a more egalitarian society.
    He expressed hope for a peaceful and prosperous future, but acknowledged that the wounds of the war would take time to heal.
    He predicted that the nation would split into smaller, regional countries.
    He warned that the war would continue indefinitely unless the South was completely subjugated.
    30s
  • Q9
    What was the reaction to Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?
    It was generally well-received as a conciliatory and humble call for national unity.
    It was praised by the abolitionist movement for its strong condemnation of slavery.
    It was ignored by most of the public and the media.
    It was widely criticized for being too lenient toward the defeated Confederacy.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the famous quote from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address?
    The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present.
    The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
    With malice toward none; with charity for all.
    We have met the enemy and they are ours.
    30s

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