USA HISTORY

Lincoln was the ____ president of the United States.

(A) 1st

(B) 6th

(C) 12th

(D) ** 16th

Concept note-1: -Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of USA in 1860. Q. Abraham Lincoln was elected as the President in .

Concept note-2: -Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

Concept note-3: -Abraham Lincoln’s career as America’s 16th president spanned about four years, from March 4, 1861 to his murder on April 15, 1865, by a Confederate sympathizer. Long before entering Washington, Lincoln’s life was in danger; his entire presidency was marked by civil war and contentious conditions.

Concept note-4: -Lincoln is known primarily for his leadership during the American Civil War (1861 – 1865) and for signing the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order changing the legal status of slaves to ‘free’.