Which statement about Abraham Lincoln is accurate?

• A. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
• B. He supported the immediate secession of the Confederate states
• C. He served as the 18th President
• D. He refused to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Answer: (A)

The statement that is accurate is that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865, and Lincoln died the next day. This is a well-known historical event tied to Lincoln’s presidency.

Other widely known facts show why the other statements don’t fit: Lincoln did not support immediate secession; he aimed to preserve the Union and opposed secession. He served as the 16th president, not the 18th. He did issue the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared freedom for enslaved people in Confederate-held areas, so the claim that he refused to issue it is incorrect.