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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids try out this fun online crossword puzzle game about Abraham Lincoln. Learn about history and have fun at the same time.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of volume two of "The Writings of Abraham Lincoln". This anthology combines speeches and the first three Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 4

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of volume four of "The Writings of Abraham Lincoln". This anthology focuses on debates four through seven of the infamous Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography of President Abraham Lincoln for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Abraham Lincoln who was the 16th president of the United States. On this site, find out more about the life story of Mr. Lincoln.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln: 1st

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a transcript of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration on March 4, 1861. Includes a short introduction that explains the state of affairs at the time of Lincoln's swearing in.
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Other

Chicago Tribune: Presidential Portraits: Abraham Lincoln [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page illustrated profile of Abraham Lincoln itemizes select biographical facts and key events of his presidency.
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Other

Wordville: President's Readings: Abraham Lincoln and His Cats

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a story about Abraham Lincoln and answer questions about it.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Abraham Lincoln.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States (1861-65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of Abraham Lincoln with this crossword. Crossword can either be printed out or filled out online as an interactive.
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Document Library: Lincoln: Cooper Institute Address

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text transcript of Abraham Lincoln's address to the Cooper Union Institute, delivered in February 1860 and largely credited as the speech that won Lincoln the presidency.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on Lincoln's birthplace and boyhood home at this National park Service site.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln: 2nd

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of Lincoln's second inaugural address given on March 4, 1865.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Assassination of President Lincoln

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: Rhetorical Devices" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. Details that show ethos are blue while details that show logos are red, and details that show pathos are green. Click on any...
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Other

Under His Hat: Abraham Lincoln: Paying the Price

For Students 9th - 10th
Preserving the Union came with extreme monetary and personal costs which culminated in many "prices" to pay. Whether it was continuing on with construction plans of the U.S. Capitol building during wartime, ordering new dishes for the...
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Other

Object of History: Lincoln Keckley Dress (Mrs. Lincoln and Her Dressmaker)

For Students 9th - 10th
Written and audio overview of the purple dress worn by Mary Todd Lincoln and the dressmaker who created it for her. Explore how fashion was an important part of her role as "First Lady."
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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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Library of Congress

Loc: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition showcasing key documents linked to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Included are drafts of the address, transcriptions of the address in English and 28 other languages, Lincoln's invitation to Gettysburg, the only...
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Death of John Wilkes Booth, 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of Booth's flight from the scene of the assassination of Lincoln, and Booth's eventual death. Includes an eyewitness account.
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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 young scholars understand the speech in context and why it is relevant today. The lesson plan objectives, video, power points, and a...
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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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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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Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Election of 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
The re-election of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 was not a done deal. Read about the peace explorations, the Republican and Democratic conventions, the campaigns, and eventual "landslide" for Lincoln. From "The Civil War and Reconstruction" by...

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