USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

[SOURCES]
How Many Times Was Abraham Lincoln Interrupted?

(A) One Time

(B) Ten Times

(C) Six Times

(D) ** Five Times

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -From 1865 to 1901, Lincoln’s coffin was moved 17 times due to construction and fears for the safety of the president’s remains. There was actually a plot in 1876 to steal the body and hold it for ransom.

Concept note-2: -➢ At 6 foot, 4 inches, Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president. ➢ Lincoln was the first president to be born outside of the original thirteen colonies. ➢ Lincoln was the first president to be photographed at his inauguration. John Wilkes Booth (his assassin) can be seen standing close to Lincoln in the picture.