The 16th President of the United States; clued by the suspension of habeas corpus, "Team of Rivals" cabinet, and the Cooper Union address.

Lincoln–Douglas Debates

The seven 1858 Illinois senatorial debates featuring the Freeport Doctrine and a banner reading "Negro Equality."

The "Little Giant" who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act and defeated Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate race before losing the 1860 presidency to him.

The 1858 Springfield acceptance speech where Lincoln declared that a government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

The 1860 Manhattan address where Lincoln attacked the Dred Scott decision, denied Republican sectionalism, and declared "right makes might."

Stephen Douglas's stance that territorial legislatures could effectively ban slavery by refusing to pass laws enforcing it, alienating Southern Democrats.

Second Inaugural Address

The 1865 speech delivered with "malice toward none, with charity for all," mapping out a lenient Reconstruction plan.

The brief 1863 cemetery dedication speech opening with "Four score and seven years ago" to redefine the purpose of the Civil War.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

The 1865 conspiracy at Ford's Theatre during the play Our American Cousin, executed by John Wilkes Booth.

The boarding house owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for conspiring in Lincoln's murder.

The co-conspirator who brutally stabbed Secretary of State William Seward in his bed on the night of Lincoln's assassination.

The 1861 federal court case in which Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that only Congress, not the President, could suspend habeas corpus.

The 1847 congressional resolutions in which Lincoln challenged President James K. Polk to name the exact spot where American blood was shed by Mexico.

The Springfield, Illinois burial ground where Lincoln's body was interred under concrete following an 1876 grave-robbing plot.

Abraham Lincoln Brigade

The volunteer unit of approximately 3,000 Americans who fought for the Spanish Republic against Fascist forces, fighting their first significant battle at Jarama Valley.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Notes

Question	Answer
Abraham Lincoln	The 16th President of the United States; clued by the suspension of habeas corpus, "Team of Rivals" cabinet, and the Cooper Union address.
Lincoln–Douglas Debates	The seven 1858 Illinois senatorial debates featuring the Freeport Doctrine and a banner reading "Negro Equality."
Stephen A. Douglas	The "Little Giant" who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act and defeated Lincoln in the 1858 Illinois Senate race before losing the 1860 presidency to him.
House Divided Speech	The 1858 Springfield acceptance speech where Lincoln declared that a government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.
Cooper Union Speech	The 1860 Manhattan address where Lincoln attacked the Dred Scott decision, denied Republican sectionalism, and declared "right makes might."
Freeport Doctrine	Stephen Douglas's stance that territorial legislatures could effectively ban slavery by refusing to pass laws enforcing it, alienating Southern Democrats.
Second Inaugural Address	The 1865 speech delivered with "malice toward none, with charity for all," mapping out a lenient Reconstruction plan.
Gettysburg Address	The brief 1863 cemetery dedication speech opening with "Four score and seven years ago" to redefine the purpose of the Civil War.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln	The 1865 conspiracy at Ford's Theatre during the play Our American Cousin, executed by John Wilkes Booth.
Mary Surratt	The boarding house owner who became the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government for conspiring in Lincoln's murder.
Lewis Powell	The co-conspirator who brutally stabbed Secretary of State William Seward in his bed on the night of Lincoln's assassination.
Ex parte Merryman	The 1861 federal court case in which Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that only Congress, not the President, could suspend habeas corpus.
Spot Resolutions	The 1847 congressional resolutions in which Lincoln challenged President James K. Polk to name the exact spot where American blood was shed by Mexico.
Oak Ridge Cemetery	The Springfield, Illinois burial ground where Lincoln's body was interred under concrete following an 1876 grave-robbing plot.
Abraham Lincoln Brigade	The volunteer unit of approximately 3,000 Americans who fought for the Spanish Republic against Fascist forces, fighting their first significant battle at Jarama Valley.

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