Abraham Lincoln had two reasons for volunteering as a soldier in the Black Hawk War. He had lost his job as a store clerk and he ____
You answered "sought revenge for the death of his grandfather," which is not correct. A native American had killed Lincoln's grandfather but the violence between the European Americans and Native Americans was widespread. However, not all Indian tribes engaged in these conflicts. Lincoln's paternal grandfather was killed when Abe's father was a boy. Abe never knew his grandfather. It is unlikely that Lincoln held a grudge against Native Americans in general.