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Kentucky Educational Television

Kentucky Educational Television: Fascinating Abe Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Do you know why Abraham Lincoln grew a beard? Learn interesting and fun facts about President Lincoln in an easy to read question/answer format.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Lincoln and the 13th Amendment to End Slavery

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about President Abraham Lincoln and his struggle to get the 13th Amendment passed in order to end slavery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

U.s. Mint: Lincoln Lithograph [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learn about important events and people in the life of Abraham Lincoln and their influence on his life.
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Graphic
Other

History View: Lincoln Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual field trip to visit the Lincoln Memorial, an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
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Primary
Other

Ford's Theatre: Remembering Lincoln

For Students 6th - 8th
See how different parts of the country responded to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Using this interactive map, students can click on a location to view a primary source document from that city or state. Documents include...
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

U.s. Mint: One Cent Program: Story Hour With Lincoln [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A three-part lesson introducing young learners to the major accomplishments of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.[PDF]
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Handout
National First Ladies' Library

National First Ladies' Library: Mary Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the story of Mary Todd Lincoln also known as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Learn details about her youth, her marriage and family, the White House years, and her later life.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Lincoln Douglas Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
Historic debates, both in substance and form, were held between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Illinois Senate race in 1858. Read about the debates, where tht two men stood on the issue of slavery, and its place in the...
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Lincoln Birthday Feb. 12th

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 50 vocabulary words pertaining to Abraham Lincoln and his birthday. It also offers an extensive word list about him as well.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
These lesson plans help young scholars evaluate Abraham Lincoln's actions during his presidency. Related links assist students in this evaluation.
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Primary
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides Abraham Lincoln's orders to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in 1861 during the Civil War. From "Official Records of the Civil War."
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Assassination of the President

For Students 5th - 8th
A detailed look at the last evening of Abraham Lincoln as he watched a play at Ford's Theater. See whom John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators targeted for assassination, and read what happened to Booth.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Presidents' Day Is Here!

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and how they are celebrated each year on President's Day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: President's Day for Early Elementary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson for early elementary and special education students using graphic organizers/thinksheets to learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and honesty. Students finish by creating pop-up or pocket books about honesty with teacher...
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Peace Democrats, Copperheads, and Draft Riots

For Students 9th - 10th
Abraham Lincoln did not have universal backing in the conduct of the Civil War. Read about the opposition, mainly from the Democrats, who opposed emancipation of the slaves and waging a war to reunited the country.
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Graphic
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1864 won by Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: The Election [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
"The Election" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Republican Convention during which Abraham Lincoln was nominated for President. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pioneer Boy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1863 publication of The Pioneer Boy by William Makepeace Thayer, a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
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Primary
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma Law Center: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Oklahoma Law Center provides the full text of the Gettysburg Address, as it was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief summary and the full text of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Features the text of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 known as the Gettysburg Address.
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Mount Rushmore

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presents images and descriptive details of this national monument that features the faces of past U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
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Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (6 8)

For Students 6th - 8th
Offers the full text of the Gettysburg address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Links to further information are included.

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