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Abraham Lincoln Statue

For Students 1st - 5th
Find interesting facts on the Lincoln Memorial located in Washington, DC which honors president Abraham Lincoln.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Lincoln Boyhood Home

For Students 9th - 10th
The 16th US President Abraham Lincoln grew up here from 1816 to 1830. The site features the foundation of the original cabin, a replica farm house, the gravesite of Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and a memorial building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Lincoln Tomb

For Students 9th - 10th
The tomb of America's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Presidents' Day Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Presidents' Day lessons for Grades 10-12 on the constitutional legacies of George Washington, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan, and how they shaped the history and Constitution of our nation. Each instructional activity...
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: President's Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find out about the achievements of President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Includes links to President's day activities and information, plus resources for each president and a list of literature relating to each.
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White House Historical Association

White House Historical Association: The Great Cause of Union

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information with lesson plan for grades 9-12 about Abraham Lincoln's presidency focuses on the decisions and political actions he had to make throughout the Civil War.
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Study Guide for a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This study guide provide activities for all chapters in Madeleine L'Engle's fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time. Connected text questions are provlded for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: u.s. Presidents and Inaugurations

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images from Smithsonian Libraries celebrates U.S. Presidents while providing a glimpse of the presidencies and inaugurations of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Read Like a Historian: Civil War Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In the Civil War and Reconstruction unit, students engage in contentious historiographic debates about the period: Was Lincoln a racist? Was Reconstruction a success or failure? Was John Brown a...
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Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary resource provides full text of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, issued January, 1863 as well as his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued September, 1862.
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Knox College: Old Main

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information regarding the Old Main building and architectural landmark at Knox College which is the site that Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln debated in 1858.
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National Park Service: Ford's Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Park Service, this site provides details on the theatre where Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Yale University

Yale: Avalon Project: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the full text of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."
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The Works of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Proclamation on the Wade Davis Bill, 7 8 188

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the text of Abraham Lincoln's response to the Wade-Davis Bill, Congress' response to his plan for Reconstruction.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Todd Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 - July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician, and the first son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.
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Contents of Lincoln's Pockets

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site describes the articles in Abraham Lincoln's pockets the evening he was assassinated. Includes a photograph of the items. Also included are newspaper clippings about the assassination and the playbill from Ford's Theater. From...
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The Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Lincoln Brigade and those who served in it fighting in Spain against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Robert Todd Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
Son of Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Secretary of War under President Garfield's administration.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: A More Perfect Union: Gallery B

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a large site from American Treasures covering primary source documents from the early 1800s through the Civil War and on to Western Expansion.
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Other

The Dirksen Congressional Center

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An effective site that provides non-partisan information concerning Congress and its leaders. The website includes CongressLink, up-to-date information on the US Congress; Congress for Kids, an excellent resource for younger students on...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Commemoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson engages students in projects centered around the Gettysburg Address. Students will study primary sources and make group presentations to share their learning. Then students will assume the roles of "experts", hypothesize...
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Chicago Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich source of historical information on Chicago. Search through entries, historical sources, maps, and special features.
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Indiana University

Civil Liberty & the Civil War: The Indianapolis Treason

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the remarks of U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist concerning the Ex Parte Milligan case, the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War and the present, and the Indianapolis Treason Trials.

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