All 128 questions · American History / B: 1800s
2025 Civics Test · Question 94 of 128
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
En español: Abraham Lincoln es famoso por muchas cosas. Mencione una. — ver en español
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Accepted answers (USCIS M-1778)
- 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
Why this is the answerHe held the country together and ended slavery — the two things at once. "Freed the slaves" and "saved the Union" are both accepted, and both are why he is on the $5 bill.
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