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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators

For Students 9th - 10th
Follows the events leading to the trial of those accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historical documents and primary sources describe the events.
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Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Slavery, Civil War, and Democracy: What Did Lincoln Believe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students examine the concept of democracy and the idea of a "just society" through the eyes of Abraham Lincoln. Lesson includes questions for discussion and activity in which students prepare a speech on the what they...
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Primary
Brown University

Brown University Library: Lincolniana at Brown: Lincoln Broadsides

For Students 9th - 10th
Showcases an extensive collection of advertisements, posters, maps, pamphlets, and other miscellaneous objects that document President Abraham Lincoln's place in American culture.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress takes an in-depth look into the life of Abraham Lincoln through the use of Alfred Whital Stern's collection of Lincoln memorabilia. View letters written by Lincoln as well as various objects from his life....
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Website
Other

Mr. Lincoln and New York

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted to Abraham Lincoln's special relationship during the Civil War with the largest city in the Union. Includes an account of Lincoln's funeral train, which visited the city in 1865.
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eBook
Other

World Cat: Lincoln: A Photobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
View an excerpt from this book, a collection of images of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Lesson Plan
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Gettysburg Address Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A great lesson plan that examines Abraham Lincoln's greatest speech, the Gettysburg Address. Help students understand the speech in context and why it is relevant today. The lesson plan objectives, video, power points, and a thorough...
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Unit Plan
University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (19 November 1863)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource features the full text of the Gettysburg address along with an essay offering critical analyses, lesson plans for high school teachers, and many other learning materials.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Bill T. Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of five video lessons about Bill T. Jones, an African American choreographer, director, author, and dancer, and his quest to determine if Abraham Lincoln was a Good Man! or a Good Man? from today's perspective.
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Website
Other

Under His Hat: Abraham Lincoln: Mr. Lincoln's Desk

For Students 9th - 10th
When we imagine President Lincoln struggling to preserve the nation, we conjure up many images in our minds. There was the excitement of political rallies, the soldiers' fear of the battlefield, and the grandeur of the Executive Mansion....
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Article
University of Michigan

Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association: Review

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the book, Colonization After Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement, published in 2011, and written by Phillip W. Magness and Sebastian N. Page.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Great American History: Abraham Lincoln Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This collection provides several suggested lesson plans appropriate for grades 6-8 and 9-12. The objective of these lesson plans is to insure that students understand the basic facts of Abraham Lincoln's life.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Story of the Life of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of William Makepeace Thayer's The Pioneer Boy, And How He Became President: The Story Of The Life Of Abraham Lincoln has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel,...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Jr. Horatio Alger's Abraham Lincoln, The Backwoods Boy, Or, How A Young Rail-Splitter Became President has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln Bowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Ben Blow's Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln Bowe has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Website
Other

Abraham Lincoln Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a list of websites that contain biographical information, places to visit, photo tours of historical places associated with Lincoln, and the text to some of Lincoln's famous speeches and writings.
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Website
Other

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War: Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th
Authors track the sentiments of Lincoln toward slavery from his pre-Civil War years through the Civil War. Site menu bar provides hyperlinks to information on the many facets of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Website
University of Virginia

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

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the domestic policies of the Lincoln Administration. Although the many issues involved with the Civil War were top priority, many decisions about other domestic problems were made that had a lasting effect. From...
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Primary
Other

University of Rochester Libraries: Lincoln and His Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine letters and other artifacts related to 16th President, Abraham Lincoln and those within his circle. An extensive, indexed collection with links to related sites and literature.
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Interactive
Other

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: The Lincoln Log

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lincoln Log is a clever name for a day by day account of Abraham Lincoln's life. Browse by Year, go to Today's Date in Lincoln's Life, enter a subject, or browse new entries.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Cet: Africans in America: Lincoln's "House Divided" Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Short history and text of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech given in 1858. Click on the link to see the text of the speech. Click on Teacher's Guide for teaching resources.
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Website
Other

The Lincoln Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
The Institute serves up a daily feature about Lincoln or a related topic. Also of interest is Abraham Lincoln by State. See if Lincoln visited your state and find out what he did there.
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Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: The Lincoln Inaugural Bible, Chapter and Verse

For Students 9th - 10th
View images of Abraham Lincoln's 1861 inaugural bible.
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Primary
This Nation

This Nation: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
ThisNation site provides the full text of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address that was given on November 19, 1863. (A printer friendly version)

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