Question 94: Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
Official answers (any one counts)
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- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
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The 16th president led the country in the Civil War, kept the Union together, and freed the slaves.
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- Bought Louisiana
- Wrote the Constitution
- Was the first president
On the 2008 test this is question 75
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
★ 65/20 Also one of the 20 for 65/20 on the 2008 test.
- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- saved (or preserved) the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
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More questions on this topic
- 95What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- 96What U.S. war ended slavery?
- 97What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
- 98When did all men get the right to vote?
- 99Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.
- 90What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
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