1779 | Daniel Boone brings Abraham Lincoln's grandmother and grandfather to settle in Kentucky |
1809 | Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky, the US bans the import of slaves |
1842 | Lincoln marries Mary Todd |
1857 | Dred Scott Supreme Court decision - slaves do not have the right to bring a case to court and cannot be citizens |
1861 | Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the US; the Civil War starts |
1863 | Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863) and gives the Gettysburg Address (Nov. 1863) |
1864 | Lincoln was re-elected President of the US |
1865 | The Civil War ends; Lincoln is assassinated; the 13th amendment to the Constitution abolishes slavery |
QUESTION | ANSWER |
1. In which state was Lincoln born? | ----------------------------------------------- |
2. Who did Lincoln marry? | ----------------------------------------------- |
3. When did the Civil War start?
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4. When did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
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5. In what year did the Civil War end and Lincoln die?
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