What issue occupied people’s thoughts and attention at the time of his first Inaugural Address?
Lincoln's Inaugural Address

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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a possible civil war
Lincoln’s recent election
God’s will regarding slavery
the outcome of the Civil War
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In “Second Inaugural Address,” what is the “peculiar and powerful interest” that Lincoln says was “somehow the cause of the war”?
southerners who wanted to dissolve the union
slaves and the people who owned them
the desire to keep the Union together
resentment over Lincoln’s election
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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According to Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address,” what “still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation”?
the present Civil War
the presidential election
ongoing debate over slavery
attempts to dissolve the Union
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In “Second Inaugural Address,” what does Lincoln say or imply that he wants? Choose two options.
for states to make their own decisions about slavery
to penalize the southern states for leaving the union
an end to slavery everywhere in the country
to grant full voting rights to all former slaves
a fair peace among states that will be lasting
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In “Second Inaugural Address,” what evidence suggests that the Civil War was not originally fought to free the slaves?
Lincoln says that only one-eighth of the whole population were slaves.
Lincoln says that some people would rather wage war than end slavery
Lincoln says rebellious people wanted to dissolve the Union without war
Lincoln says the government only wished to keep slavery from spreading
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best example of people who are insurgents?
a business association that holds annual meetings
a diplomatic group traveling to negotiate a treaty
a crowd of protesters rising against a government
a fleet of troops carrying goods to a new nation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which situation most clearly shows a person who is rending something?
The artist is studying a scene from two angles before painting it.
The mechanic is disassembling an engine before repairing it.
The child is neatly removing wrapping paper before deciding to open the gift.
The seamstress is tearing the cloth into pieces before designing a new outfit.
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