USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

LINCOLNS ASSASSINATION

[SOURCES]
He was known as “Honest Abe” because he was ____ and ____

(A) rude and selfish

(B) angry and mean

(C) ** honest and trustworthy

(D) tall and strong

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Honest Abe: Abraham Lincoln and the Moral Character.

Concept note-2: -“Honest Abe” was a nickname that Abraham Lincoln embraced with pride. He believed in his own integrity and worked diligently to maintain his reputation as an honest politician and lawyer –something that was not always easy in either of those fields.

Concept note-3: -The future president was first called “Honest Abe” when he was working as a young store clerk in New Salem, Ill. According to one story, whenever he realized he had shortchanged a customer by a few pennies, he would close the shop and deliver the correct change-regardless of how far he had to walk.