Hat in Macon County Historical Museum, much like Abe would keep his papers in while traveling on the circuit

You will use the ALO Photo Website about Lincoln's Law Career to find the answers.  Read each article with the photo to figure out the answer.  Click the blue link button to go to the correct link for the answer.  Write your answers on a piece of paper.

• 1.  When did Abe become a member of the Illinois Bar?  How did he learn to be lawyer?  Click Here for the answer

• 2.  What is the "bar exam" and how was it given in the mid 19th century in Illinois?  Click Here for the answer

• 3.  What was the "Circuit" that Abe and many other lawyers  would travel on during the year?  How long would a circuit tour last?  How did Abe travel on the circuit?  Click Here for the answer

• 4.  What big Illinois corporation did Abe work for as a lawyer?  Click Here to check Amy Yaeger's article about Lincoln and a railroad (on the Illinois Periodicals Online Project Site)

• 5.  Did Abe ever defend a slave owner?  Who was the owner, and where did this case occur?  Click Here to read about this case.

• 6.  Isham Reavis wanted some good advice from Lincoln at New Salem on becoming a lawyer.  He talked about how to Study the Law.  Tell in your own words what Lincoln told Isham about concerning how to study.

• 7.  Robert B. Rutledge described Abe, the law student.  Something happened to Abe after he started studying law.  Tell in your own words how much Lincoln likes studying law

• 8.  Fellow lawyer and partner in Springfield, Billy Herndon, described Abe's routine in the law office.  What often happened after he would return from lunch at 2:00?  Tell us in your own words why you think Abe had this happen so often

• 9.  When did Judge Nathanial Pope allow Abraham Lincoln to practice before the Federal Court for the first time?  (Date needed)

• 10.  In 1842, Abraham Lincoln was the first to do something in the new State Capitol Library.  What did he do, and did he use his own name

• 11.  Also in the new library , Abe would gather with his fellow lawyers and do something, very typical of the future president.  What did he do

• 12.  How many cases did Abraham Lincoln and his law firm have before the Illinois Supreme Court in the new State Capitol

• 13.  How many Illinois counties were in the 8th Circuit in 1849?, (where Abraham served?)  Read this to find the answer

• 14.  Name the counties of Illinois in the 8th Circuit.  Did Abe practice cases outside of the 8th Circuit, such as in Coles County?  Use the same link to find the answer.