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Abraham Lincoln "New Salem"
Trivia Hunt and Fact Finder
| 1. Abraham arrived to New Salem from where? Check here to find the answer. |
or in one of your other favorite Lincoln Sites |
2. How did Abraham travel to New Salem? Find the answer here . |
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3. What important business was first built upon the Sangamon River? Water was its source of power. Check here for the answer. |
Abraham of
New Salem A Trivia Hunt/Puzzle A History On-Line Activity by Howard Taylor |
4.
Young Abraham is shown in a sculpture at New
Salem discarding something and taking on something new. What did
he discard and what was new? |
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. . 15. Name three important citizens of New Salem that Abraham would befriend. Check here for the answer. . . |
 Abe Lincoln riding his horse near New Salem by Lloyd Ostendorf Print Copy available from Phil Wagner Office Systems, Springfield, Il |
. . 6. Who was Mentor Graham, and what did he do for Abraham at New Salem? Check here for the answer. . . |
| 7. What was recently discovered on a farm in Petersburg, where New Salem was? Check this article for the answer. |
8.
What does a carding mill produce? Check here for the answer |
9. Who did Abraham open a store with for the first time at New Salem? Check here for the answer. |
| 10. What kind of beast of burden did New Salem carding mill operators use? Check here for the answer. . |
Lincoln New Salem Puzzle |
11.
Abraham had a "government job" in New Salem for
a
while and dealt with envelopes. What was the job? Find the answer here |
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12.
What is Abraham doing while riding his horse in
the picture in the middle? Find the answer here |
13. When did Abraham first meet the Democrat Stephen Douglas? Find the answer here | 14. Rutledge Tavern was a place where Abraham would board for a while. Who lived in the tavern that Abraham befriended? Find the answer here |
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15.
Who was the doctor of New Salem and organized the
first
Sunday School? Find the answer here |
16. When did Ann Rutledge die? and When did Abraham leave New Salem for Springfield? Find the answers here |
17.
In 1832, Abraham enlisted in the Illinois National
Guard and fought in what war? Find the answer here |
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Lincoln
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National Park
Service Lincoln at New Salem Article |