Scavenger+Hunt+Answer+Key

Scavenger Hunt Answer Key

1. When was Abraham Lincoln born? A) 1809 B) 1909 C) 1834 v A: Born on: February 12, 1809
 * __ Early Life __**

2. Lincoln had all of his family when he was 10 years old. A) True B) False v B: Before Abraham Lincoln's 10th birthday he had lost 2 family members.

3. How rich were Lincoln’s parents? A) Very rich B) About average C) Lived in poverty v C: In Kentucky, where the future President was born on February 12, 1809, his parents lived in deep poverty.


 * __ Marriage and Family __**

4. When did Abraham’s parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks get married? A) June 13, 1637 B) June 2, 1806 C) June 12, 1806 v C: On June 12, 1806, he married Nancy Hanks

5. Where did Abraham meet his wife, Mary Todd? A) Springfield B) New Salem C) Ohio v A: move to Springfield…. Met Mary Todd

6. How many sons did Abraham and Mary have? A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 v C: He married Mary Todd, and they had four boys


 * __ Presidency __**

7.What political party did Abraham Lincoln build into a strong national organization? A) Republican Party B) Whig Party C) Democratic Party  v A: As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization.   2. Six weeks after Lincoln's presidency began, this event occurred  A) Emancipation Proclamation B) Gettysburg Address C) Civil War v C: Six weeks after becoming President, the Civil War began 3. During his presidency, President Lincoln creates signs a bill that creates what? A) Federal Reserve B) Social security C) National banking system  v C:


 * __ Emancipation Proclamation __**

10. When did the Emancipation Proclamation go into effect? A) Jan. 1, 1900 B) Jan. 1, 1850 C) Jan. 1, 1863 v C - Lincoln issued the proclamation Jan. 1, 1863

11. The Emancipation Proclamation declared all Southern slaves free. A) True B) False v A - This document, issued on January 1, 1863, declared that the slaves in the Southern states were free.

12. The Emancipation Proclamation had an effect on the agricultural economy. A. True B. False v A - It disrupted the agricultural economies of those States forming the Confederate States of America as slaves fled the plantations.


 * __ Assassination __**

13. Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln? v John Wilkes Booth killed President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

14. When did John Wilkes booth go to the theatre to shoot Abraham Lincoln? A) April 14, 1865 B) May 10,1838 C) April 9, 1865 v A – April 14, 1865

15. How old was Abraham Lincoln when he died? v Age at Death: 56