Lincoln - Movie Questions
Fill in the Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the positions of the following
“factions” toward the proposed 13th Amendment:
Radical Republicans, Moderate Republicans, and Democrats
1. What was the 13th Amendment? Why was passing it so important to President Lincoln?
-This will be answered throughout the entire movie (not just one scene)
2. Who is Preston Blair? What deal does he make with President Lincoln?
3. Who was brought in to try and convince Representatives to vote for the 13th Amendment? How
did they try and accomplish this?
4. Why does Robert Lincoln want to join the Army? Why do Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln not want him to?
What is one way President Lincoln tried to convince Robert not to join the Army?
5. What is President Lincoln’s reaction to seeing the battlefield after the Battle of Petersburg?
What does he say to General Grant?
6. Abraham Lincoln resorts to various methods in order to get the House of Representatives to
pass the amendment. Do you believe that these tactics are moral? Why or why not (EXPLAIN)?