Comprehension: 3 21. Abraham Lincoln: America's Greatest President

1. Lincoln served as president for ____________.
1. 4 decades
2. 4 months
3. 8 years
4. 4 years
2. The Civil War was between _____________.
1. China and Russia
2. California and New York
3. Northern U.S. and Southern U.S.
4. Lincoln and Washington
3. The southern states in the U.S. thought forced labor was

_____________.
1. necessary
2. unethical
3. the right thing to do for Americans only
4. a foreign concept
4. Why did the southern states secede from the Union?
1. they didn't want to use slaves anymore
2. Lincoln was elected president
3. they lost the war
4. they wanted to become a part of Mexico
5. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
1. extend Lincoln's term as president
2. freed all slaves in the southern states
3. freed all slaves in the northern states
4. charge a fine to slave masters