What words are used to describe life everywhere except in places of military conflict?

"peaceful," "lawful," "harmony"

How was Thanksgiving celebrated before Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving every year?

Some states had it on their own state-recognized days

According to the proclamation, who should be remembered/cared for during this time in 1863?

"widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers"

This happened in the middle of the Civil War. How did Lincoln and Seward describe the war?

"unequalled magnitude and severity"

According to the proclamation, for what must the country be patient?

national perverseness and disobedience

Thanksgiving wasn't new. What made Lincoln's proclamation important for the holiday tradition?

Made it nation-wide and every year

For what is the proclamation hoping in the last few sentences?

"heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it"

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To be done after active active reading with Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation. Reading: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm

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1
What words are used to describe life everywhere except in places of military conflict?
"wealthy," "prosperous," "dignified"
"frustration," "confusion," "difficult"
"peaceful," "lawful," "harmony"
"chaotic," "troublesome," "disorder"
2
How was Thanksgiving celebrated before Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving every year?
Some states had it on their own state-recognized days
It was only celebrated every 4 years
Most unofficially celebrated it on the first of November
I was celebrated only when presidents issued proclamations
3
Who was the author of the proclamation, William H. Seward?
Secretary of State
Treasury Secratary
Senate Majority Leader
Vice President
4
Lincoln ordered the national celebration of Thanksgiving after receiving letters from who?
Andrew Johnson
William H. Seward
Sarah Josepha Hale
Ulysses S. Grant
5
According to the proclamation, who should be remembered/cared for during this time in 1863?
"homeless, poor, downtrodden"
"widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers"
"those fighting for freedom far and wide"
"soldiers and soldiers' families"
6
What does the proclamation set as the day of Thanksgiving every year?
Last Thursday of November
Third Thursday of November
The first Thursday after November 20th
November 23
7
This happened in the middle of the Civil War. How did Lincoln and Seward describe the war?
"part of the unending fight for freedom"
"the worst time in our nation's history"
"unequalled magnitude and severity"
"a cause worth fighting"
8
According to the proclamation, what is expected to continue its increase?
Slavery
Freedom
Love
Rebelion
9
In what year did Lincoln make Thanksgiving an official national holiday every year?
1862
1863
1864
1861
10
Who was the first president to proclaim a day of thanksgiving?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
Theodore Roosevelt
11
What was the first date on which Lincoln ordered a single day of thanksgiving?
November 28, 1861
The last Thursday of November, 1863
The third Thursday of November, 1862
October 3, 1863
12
When was the proclamation written?
November 21, 1863
September 28, 1863
October 3, 1863
November 28, 1861
13
According to the proclamation, for what must the country be patient?
national perverseness and disobedience
loyalty to one's state over country
suffering and illness
"a time when all will be free and independent"
14
Thanksgiving wasn't new. What made Lincoln's proclamation important for the holiday tradition?
Lincoln repeated what other presidents had done as well
First president to issue make national proclamation
It was the first Thanksgiving during time of war
Made it nation-wide and every year
15
Though the Thanksgiving holiday order came from Lincoln, who actually wrote the proclamation?
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Sarah Josepha Hale
William H. Seward
16
For what is the proclamation hoping in the last few sentences?
"defeat the Confederate states in a timely manner"
"end the suffering so no more shall perish"
"heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it"
"compromise to bring all together in a sense of unity"
17
What are some things identified as being what that the country should be thankful for?
Traditions, ancestors, heritage
Bravery, independence, loyalty
Farming, shipping, iron mining
Family, friends, acquaintances
18
How long had Hale been writing letters to presidents advocating for a national Thanksgiving?
13 years
10 years
8 years
15 years

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