From Lincoln to Darwin

Question 1: Issued during the American Civil War, which executive order by President Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states free, and on what date did it take effect?

Question 2: Charles Darwin’s observations in the Galápagos and beyond were made during a five-year voyage—what was the name of the ship he sailed on, and how did that journey shape his theory of evolution?

Question 3: Which 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine in education?

Question 4: After decades of suffrage activism, which U.S. constitutional amendment guaranteed women the right to vote nationwide, and in what year was it ratified?

Question 5: In 1858, Darwin’s ideas on natural selection were jointly presented alongside those of another naturalist—who was this co-contributor whose letter spurred Darwin to publish?


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