Lincoln Study Questions
Lincoln Questions
1. The hidden mean of Lincoln’s dream was the 13th amendment. The ship in his dream was the amendment, which was moving at a very face pace. This represented how Lincoln wanted to pass the amendment in a month, which was an extremely short amount of time. His wife, Mary Lincoln, figured out the meaning of this dream. 2. I believe that Lincoln likes to tell stories instead of simply answering questions because he wants people to really think about different possibilities. His stories allow people to take on new perspectives and think of their questions in different ways. He lets his listeners also interpret his “answers” from his stories. 3. Preston Blair’s secret mission was to bring three delegates from the Confederate States of America to negotiate a peace treaty with President Lincoln. He did succeeded in bringing delegates from Richmond, but not with a peace agreement. 4. Lincoln discussed the story of Euclid with the Union Soldiers because he was trying to make the point that all people are equal, even men from 2,000 years ago. 5. Secretary of State William Seward became angry with Lincoln because Lincoln made the decision to allow Confederate representatives come to the Union to discuss a peace treaty, but he did not tell Seward. I agree with Seward’s complaint because he deserves Lincoln’s trust with anything and needs to know all the details in order to help Lincoln with the amendment and the end to the war. 6. Robert Lincoln becomes angry with his father because he told Robert that he would not allow him to fight in the war. Robert told his father that he was more afraid of his mother, rather than the thought of Robert dying. This issue is finally resolved when Lincoln finally lets his son fight in the war, although it was strongly opposed by Mary. 7. Thaddeus Stevens went against his own beliefs in the House of Representatives because although he believed in racial equality, Stevens knew this idea was much
1. The hidden mean of Lincoln’s dream was the 13th amendment. The ship in his dream was the amendment, which was moving at a very face pace. This represented how Lincoln wanted to pass the amendment in a month, which was an extremely short amount of time. His wife, Mary Lincoln, figured out the meaning of this dream. 2. I believe that Lincoln likes to tell stories instead of simply answering questions because he wants people to really think about different possibilities. His stories allow people to take on new perspectives and think of their questions in different ways. He lets his listeners also interpret his “answers” from his stories. 3. Preston Blair’s secret mission was to bring three delegates from the Confederate States of America to negotiate a peace treaty with President Lincoln. He did succeeded in bringing delegates from Richmond, but not with a peace agreement. 4. Lincoln discussed the story of Euclid with the Union Soldiers because he was trying to make the point that all people are equal, even men from 2,000 years ago. 5. Secretary of State William Seward became angry with Lincoln because Lincoln made the decision to allow Confederate representatives come to the Union to discuss a peace treaty, but he did not tell Seward. I agree with Seward’s complaint because he deserves Lincoln’s trust with anything and needs to know all the details in order to help Lincoln with the amendment and the end to the war. 6. Robert Lincoln becomes angry with his father because he told Robert that he would not allow him to fight in the war. Robert told his father that he was more afraid of his mother, rather than the thought of Robert dying. This issue is finally resolved when Lincoln finally lets his son fight in the war, although it was strongly opposed by Mary. 7. Thaddeus Stevens went against his own beliefs in the House of Representatives because although he believed in racial equality, Stevens knew this idea was much