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Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, March 4, 1861
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Other

University of Delaware: Abraham Lincoln: A Bicentennial Celebration

For Students 9th - 10th
Commemorating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, this exhibition provides several documents and photographs remembering the President's life. Resources cover his political career, slavery, the civil war and his assassination.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Abraham Lincoln and Executive Power

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson traces the rise of Abraham Lincoln from his humble beginnings to the presidency of the United States. You will examine Lincoln's ideas and decisions regarding slavery and the use of the presidential power to preserve the...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address: Draft & Final

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the texts of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address delivered March 4, 1861, in New York, NY. It includes four PDF files: the Forward, the Original Draft, Editorial Changes, and the Final Draft.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Abraham Lincoln's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Abolishing Slavery: Efforts of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Abolishing Slavery: The Efforts of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: u.s. Grant: Warrior Biography: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Abraham Lincoln's life leading up to and during his professional career as President of the United States during the Civil War.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
What can one say about what many average American citizens and American historians consider to be the finest president we have ever had? Abraham Lincoln has long been endeared in the hearts of all of humankind-including those southerners...
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Read Works

Read Works: u.s. Presidents Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Abraham Lincoln

For Students K - 1st
Abraham Lincoln grew up in a small, one-room log cabin in Kentucky. He was the son of two farmers who were illiterate, which means they did not know how to read. He had a brother and a sister who both died when they were babies. Learn...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Lesson: Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers K
The students will be learning basic facts about Abraham Lincoln while also learning new high-frequency words.
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Other

Potus: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about Abraham Lincoln and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Abraham Lincoln Art Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This historic American Civil War Photo Archive is presented as a free public service by the Abraham Lincoln Art Gallery and artist sculptor James J. Nance and provides a free online download of thirty-five famous Abraham Lincoln Civil...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Slavery and Freedom: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Abraham Lincoln is featured in this brief biography highlighting his ability to clearly communicate American ideals both as writer and orator. See "Abraham Lincoln Activities" for related materials.
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eBook
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln by Bayard Taylor

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original children's book The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln by Bayard Taylor (1884), an illustrated poem about Abraham Lincoln.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia offers biographical information on Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865 CE), including short-answer basics and a "Life in brief."
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln in Indiana

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of Abraham Lincoln between the ages of seven and twenty-one, from the time his family lived in Indiana.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive image of the original handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. Accompanied by document transcript and very brief overview of the document's contents with selected quotes.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features the author Abraham Lincoln including the full text of six volumes of the collection The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Vol 1-6 including speeches, letters, his thoughts about slavery, and much more.
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Patsy Stevens

Garden of Praise: Biographies for Kids: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 3rd - 6th
The author has provided an elementary-level site with good information about Abraham Lincoln. More can be learned by visiting the additional links provided. As an added bonus, a vocabulary development section is included.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Abraham Lincoln and Executive Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln from his childhood through his presidency. This module includes extensive background, review questions, critical thinking questions, a timeline, and links to resources and primary sources.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

For Students K - 1st
Smithsonian exhibition on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Text supplemented with primary source documents, video and photographs.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Abraham Lincoln's Inauguration

For Students 3rd - 5th
Review the events of the day when Abraham Lincoln was sworn into the office as President and read portions of his first inaugural address.
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Abraham Lincoln: "House Divided" Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides Abraham Lincoln's famous speach given at the close of the republican state convention - "A House Divided". It is the full text of the speech.

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