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The Categories |
The Questions |
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1)
Illinois Roots
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1. Where
did Abraham "live" when in Illinois (name the places)?
2. Where did Abraham give his first political speech (not at New Salem)?
3. What profession did Abraham practice at Springfield?
4. Who were Abraham's partners at Springfield?
5. What Illinois political offices did Abraham win and hold?
6. Where, when, and which relative did Lincoln go to visit
as President Elect?
7. What did Abraham say at his "Farewell Speech" at Springfield that he
could never fulfill?
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2)
The Lincoln Family
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1. Name
the Lincoln children, and what were their ages when they moved to the White
House?
2. Which Lincoln child was the most like their father (personality)?
3. What was it like for the children to live in the White House (where could
they play, what could they do, and did they have pets?)
4. Two Lincoln children died while living at the White House-- What do we
think caused their deaths? |
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3)
The First Lady
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1. Mary
and Abraham were engaged to be married how many times?
2. While living in Springfield, Mary told an interviewer that her husband
would be what?
3. After winning the Presidential election, Abraham ran home and announced
to Mary what:_________________________________?
4. Mary would visit and help what group in Washington the
War?
5. Mary felt it was a duty for her to host these at the White House.
6. What were they, and did Abraham enjoy attending them?
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4)
Washington
D.C.
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1. Was Washington
D.C. a "pleasant" place to live during the Civil War? Why?
2.
How was Washington D.C. protected during the Civil War?
3.
What kind of streets did Washington have in the 1860's?
4.
George Washington chose the site of Washington D.C. for the
nation's capitol. What kind of land was the city site in
the beginning?
5.
What two Washington monuments were not completed when Lincoln
took office?
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5)
The Whitehouse
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1.
What condition was the Whitehouse when the Lincolns moved into
it in 1861?
2. What
did the First Lady do about the condition of the Whitehouse?
3.
Where did the Lincoln Family go to live during the hot summers?
4.
Where did the President spend his "war planning" time away from
normal Whitehouse activity?
5.
What was it like for the Lincoln family to live in the
Whitehouse during the Civil War?
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6)
The Politician
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1. Make
a timeline of public offices that Abraham Lincoln ran for and
held.
2.
What did it mean when he said he only "lost once" in a public
election?
3.
What party did Abraham Lincoln belong to in the 1840's?
4.
What party did Abraham Lincoln belong to in the 1850's and into
the 1860's? |
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7)
The Cabinet
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1.
List the cabinet members and their departments on Lincoln's
first administration.
2.
Who did he replace by the time of the second administration?
3.
Did President Lincoln take advice from his cabinet? How
did he and his cabinet work out the idea of the "Emancipation
Proclamation," and when it should be released.
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8)
Speeches
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1.
What does it mean when it says that Abraham learned to speak on
a stump?
2. What
sources of literature did Abraham use in wording of his
speeches?
3.
List three of Lincoln's greatest speeches and tell what they
were about. |
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9)
The People
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1.
How did President Lincoln manage his Whitehouse? Were the
common or "special" people allowed to visit with him?
2.
What special events occurred in the Whitehouse that were
controlled by the First Lady?
3.
Did President Lincoln answer his letters from people?
4.
How did President Lincoln handle requests for people threatened
with execution for supposed war crimes such as sleeping on guard
duty, desertion, or other things as came up? |
