Lincoln All Chapters Flashcards
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Where was Lincolns birthplace?
Kentucky 02/12/1809
When did Lincoln take the oath of office?
March 4th,1861
He was labeled as Honest Abe or __________________________
The Rail-splitter
Lincoln gives us _________________ examples of a great leader.
Tangible
Who was the 15th president of the United States?
James Buchanan
First Republican President elected by a plurality of the
______ _____.
Popular vote
He severed how many terms as a national congressman?
One term
Who stated “Leadership is leaders inducing followers to act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations—the wants and needs, the aspiration and expectations— of both leaders and followers.”
James McGregor Burns
According to James McGregor Burns pointed out, for example that the most important influences on shaping of leaders lie “almost wholly in their _________ ________”
Early years
What was the name of Lincoln’s stepmother?
Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln
Who was Lincoln’s earliest and strongest source of reassurance and support?
Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln
What was Lincoln’s chosen profession?
Lawyer
He combined an extraordinary wit with the gift for __________to become an effective communicator.
Storytelling
He is the only U.S. president to hold a _________ for a method to make grounded boats more buoyant. (Afloat or rise to the top)
Patent
How many people attended the Gettysburg address?
at least 15,000
President Buchanan left Washington proclaiming that he was the __________________________________________.
Last president of the United States
By the time Lincoln took office seven states had seceded from the Union to form the_____________________________?
Confederate States of America
Lincoln was pressured constantly to________________________?
Free the slaves
He was elected captain on the ________ __________.
Illinois Militia
MBWA as described by the 1882 book titled “In Search of Excellence” is the acronym for what? Also referred to by what other names?
Managing By Wandering Around
Roving leadership,
Being in touch,
Getting out of the ivory tower
Managing by wander around is the simply process of stepping out and interacting with people, establishing ____________ __________ .
Human Contact
Lincoln made it a point to always have the key information at ____________. The same principle holds for a good leader.
Hand
Lincoln’s visibility an open door policy as president constituted an exemplary model for______________ ___________.
Effective leadership
Lincoln’s personal secretaries reported that Lincoln spent what percentage of his time meeting with people?
75 percent
Complaining about all the well meaning protection Lincoln stated “It is important that the people know that I come among them without____________.
Fear
For Lincoln casual contact with his subordinates was as important as____________ _____________?
Formal gatherings
Lincoln made himself accessible to the people as often as the responsibilities of his job permitted, he called these receptions his_____________ ____________ ___________.
Public Opinion Baths
In 1865 __________ _________ assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the Abraham Lincoln’s making him the 17th President of the United States.
Andrew Johnson
In order to make timely and reliable decisions Lincoln needed access to information. He relied on what three major sources?
Reports from trusted confidants and advisers,
His practice of going to the field;
The modern communication technology of the age the telegraph.
All leaders must seek and acquire access to _________ and ___________information.
Reliable, up-to-date
For Lincoln, the best way to assess a situation was to collect__________ ___________.
Data Personally
The president was torn on the issue of whether to reinforce or resupply, alternatives that both seem to mean full-scale war. To make the correct decision, Lincoln sent one of his trusted colleagues, Stephen A. Hurlbut on a ___________ ____________ ___________to Charleston.
Fact-finding mission
Two of the lowest points during his tenure as president occurred in _______________when his son Willie died and in _____________and ______________when he was ill and recovering from a mild form of smallpox.
February 1862
December 1863 and January 1864
Abraham Lincoln gained the trust and respect of his subordinates by building strong alliances on both ___________ and _______________ levels.
Personal and Professional
Who offered to resign for times as general?
Simon Chase
Who was general that commanded an insufficient, poorly trained, and poorly equipped army on 16,000 men.
Winfield Scott
General Scotts strategy was to blockade the Southern coasts, seize the Mississippi River, keep the Confederates from obtaining resources, and then passively wait was called who?
Anaconda Plan or No Action
On one occasion, Lincoln was advised by a Virginian to surrender all Forts and property in the southern states. He immediately rejected the option by telling what story?
Aesop’s parable of the lion and the woods mans daughter.
His greatest speech was a dedication given at a National Cemetery.
The Gettysburg Address
Ernest Hemingway’s’ definition of courage was_____ _____ ______ described the demeanor of Lincoln.
Grace under pressure
The bloodiest day of the Civil War was McClellan’s victory at _________ ,________.
Antietam, Maryland
In September 1862 he issued the preliminary __________ ________.
Emancipation Proclamation
What is a term used to give the power to arrest without charges.
Marail Law or Habeas Corpus
What is a term used to give the power to arrest without charges?
Martial Law or Habeas Corpus
Three months before his death Lincoln approved and signed the resolution submitting the ______________ to the states for ratification.
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolish Slavery
The process of stepping out and interacting with people, establishing human contact. Being in touch with your people.
Human Contact
The honeymoon for generals was six months but Lincoln used what time frame.
3-5 Months
The honeymoon for generals was six months but Lincoln used what time frame.
3-5 Months
Who offered to resign four times during the administration?
Simon Chase
When a leader begins to go horse his followers, he’s essentially abandon and Leadership and embracing ___________ .
Dictatorship
Qualities such as honesty and integrity, empathy for the Common Man, and Devotion to the rights of individuals were products of his___________.
Upbringing
Lincoln combined an extraordinary ________with a gift for ________to become an effective communicator.
Wit & story telling
It was reported that Lincoln spent what amount of time meeting with people.
75 percent
McDowell overwhelmed with the process of commanding a large army and hesitated to take action too quickly he elected to.
build up and train his forces
Lincoln appointed McClellan commander of what army.
The Potomac
Lincoln kept warrants for execution marked “cowardice in the face of the enemy” in his desk and refer to them as his ___ _____.
Leg Cases
Lincoln was the first president to enact ____________, on August 4th 1862, as a way of raising an army to fight a war.
Conscription
Lincoln declare martial law by suspending the Writ of______ __________.
Habeas corpus
Lincoln drafted a statement of refutation regarding a misrepresentation of the facts and what what is popularly called “________ __________.
Antietam episode
Additionally, when personal contact is not possible you can send ___________ to the field to obtain information.
Surrogates
April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant where?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Who was the first field commander appointed by and answered directly to Lincoln.
He was also hesitated to take action to quickly rather he elected to build up and train his forces.
Irving C. McDowell
Abraham Lincoln knew the value of making request as opposed to_____ _______.
Issuing orders
What was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?
Mcclellan’s victory at Antietam Maryland
On September 22nd 1862 President Lincoln issued the ________ _________ ________.
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Not three months before his death, Lincoln approved and signed the resolution submitting the 13th Amendment to the United States for ratification.
Abolition of slavery
Who formally offered to resign four times over the course of the administration?
Salmon P. Chase
Who administered the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln upon the occasion of his second inaugural?
Salmon P Chase
Pg.96 Lincoln employed a classic decision-making sequence of events that begin with what?
An understanding of all the facts that were involved.
The next day the president astonished everyone by appointing one of Chase’s strongest supporters to be the new Secretary of Treasury.
Sen. William P. Fessenden
