United StatesQuestion 75 (2008 list) · The 1800s
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
- aWrote the Constitution
- bFreed the slavesCorrect answer
- cBought Louisiana from France
- dFought in the Revolutionary War
Why?
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. You could also say he saved the Union or led the United States during the Civil War.
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