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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to compare and explore the relationships between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
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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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University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: Abraham Lincoln, "A House Divided" (16 June 1858)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the "House Divided" speech that Lincoln delivered on June 16, 1858, as he accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S.Senate seat from Illinois that was held by Stephen A. Douglas. This speech exemplifies...
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US National Archives

National Archives: Letter to President Abraham Lincoln From Annie Davis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Will you please let me know if I am free?" wrote Annie Davis. Annie Davis was a slave who wrote this letter to President Lincoln 20 months after the Emancipation Proclamation. To understand her confusion, examine the following documents...
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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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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: u.s. History Module: Did Lincoln Really Want to Free Slaves? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive learning module on Abraham Lincoln that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students examine the evolution of...
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Remembering Lincoln at Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Cornell University Library exhibits the Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address, one of only five copies in the handwriting of Lincoln.
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State Library-Florida

"Lincoln Letters" at State Archives of Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site has scanned copies of several documents making reference to Abraham Lincoln as either a presidential candidate or leader during the Civil War. The documents consist of letters, diaries, government records, and...
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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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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: One Life: The Mask of Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...
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Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: Lincoln Bicentennial: I, Too, Am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students prepare for and present a play, I, too am a Kentuckian: A Lincoln Travelogue. The play showcases stops on the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail, incorporates music and dance, and shows the strong influence of Kentucky and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Looking for Lincoln During the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using interactives and videos, this lesson explores the unique challenges Lincoln faced during the five years of bloody civil war which made him America's greatest but most controversial wartime leader.
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Other

Ford's Theatre: Lincoln's Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in full view of a packed audience. Many questions remain unanswered such as whether this was a lone act or part of a conspiracy. Conduct your own investigations using the features from this...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln Throughout His Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this two-part instructional activity, students gather facts about Lincoln through a variety of hands-on activities. They will tell a story about their own lives by selecting classroom objects then create a timeline of Lincoln's life...
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Claremont Institute

Founding.com: Lincoln Douglas Debates

For Students 9th - 10th
The content of seven Lincoln-Douglas Debates from August to October of 1858.
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Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Lincoln, the North, and the Question of Emancipation

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module explores Lincoln's arguments against slavery as well as public feelings and concerns about emancipation as expressed through art and literature of the day.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library and Chicago History Museum: Lincoln at 200

For Students 9th - 10th
This is resource provides information which allows users to examine key aspects of Lincoln's life and legacy, such as the circumstances of his birth, his views on slavery, and his assassination.
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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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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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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Presidents as Poets: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the poetry of President Abraham Lincoln. Includes original transcripts of some of his poems.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "The Gettysburg Address," delivered November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page also offers audio readings by six famous people: Johnny Cash, Jeff Daniels, Jim Getty,...
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Library of Congress: Abraham Lincoln Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides numerous examples of photographs taken of President Abraham Lincoln. Identifies when the picture was taken and where it was taken. Describes the connection of photographs and Abraham Lincoln.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: "A House Divided"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "A House Divided" concerning the issue of slavery it was delivered on June 16, 1858, in Springfield, Illinois. It includes his famous quote: "A house divided against itself cannot...
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Other

Papers of Abraham Lincoln: The Lincoln Log

For Students 9th - 10th
From the day of his birth to the day of his death, the Lincoln Log catalogs the life of Abraham Lincoln through legal documents, news reports and his own writings. This fascinating site allows you to search by date (what was Lincoln...

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