History: Abraham Lincoln

President Abraham Lincoln is well known in history books for freeing the slaves in America. He was often called the Great ..........
Emaciated
Emancipator
Emperor
Empennage

He was thought of as being patient, idealistic, thoughtful, and ..........
compromise
compassionate
compassionless
contraband

But there seemed to be two Lincolns. The other one was subject to mood swings, depression, fits of ......... rage, and bizarre behavior.
miracle
monogamy
maniacal
manacle

These bouts of mental despair may have been brought on by the very pills that were supposed to cure his ......... and paranoia.
melancholia
mystique
myopia
mortise

Lincoln took pills named Blue Mass as a medicinal remedy for his mood swings. They contained Mercury which is an extremely potent ..........
nobelium
nictitate
neurotoxin
nictitate

Research by professor Dr. Robert Feldman of ......... and neurology at Boston University tested the pills toxicity.
pharmacology
persnickety
perversity
pestilential

Dr. Feldman concluded that mercury poisoning could certainly been responsible for Lincoln's symptoms. When mercury was ground into small particles with a mortar and ........., it was easily absorbed into the body.
partial
pestle
peso
penchant

In his early presidency, Lincoln must have realized the blue pills were having an ......... affect on his moods.
advertisement
ataxia
atrocious
adverse

Once freed from the ......... grip of the blue pills, Lincoln proved to be a great president who will always be remembered in history books.
insidious
interesting
impugn
impute

In Washington, DC, the statue of Lincoln ......... him with a sense of calmness and dependability. Millions of visitors pay homage to the great man each year.
indefinable
inertias
immortalizes
indecorous