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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United
States, was the leader of the United States when the country faced
one of its greatest challenges — the Civil War. Learn about the
key events in this famous president's life and about his important
ideas on democracy.
Start by reading a short biography of President Lincoln at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/al16.html. Make a time line of the significant events that took place on the following dates:
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President Lincoln gave a very famous
speech known as the The Gettysburg Address. He gave
this short speech at the dedication of a cemetery in this town
after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Look at a copy of one of Lincoln's handwritten drafts at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/gadrft.html
— and read the text of Lincoln's speech at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/gatr2.html.
Make a copy of the text. Use a dictionary and thesaurus to look
up words that you don't understand. Then, rewrite it in your own
words.
Extension Activity
Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
on April 14, 1865. Visit this Web site at http://www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htm.
Conduct research and write a report of the event as if you were
a newspaper reporter writing for the April 15, 1865 edition of
a newspaper.
