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Image credit: http:\/\/americanhistory.phillipmartin.info\/americanhistory_civilwar.htm<\/p>\n

Looking for great YouTube video clips, books, and free worksheets and lapbooks for teaching and\/or learning about President Abraham Lincoln? Here you will find my favorite picks we used while studying the individual Presidents of the United States. This is part of a series of lessons I posted on individual Presidents. You can find links to all the lessons at President’s Day Unit Study <\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just the Facts on Our 16th President<\/h2>\n

Presidential Term: 1861-1865<\/p>\n

Political Party: Republican (first Republican president)<\/p>\n

Vice Presidents: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65) & Andrew Johnson (1865)<\/p>\n

Birthplace: Kentucky<\/p>\n

Occupation: Lawyer<\/p>\n

Yearly Salary as President: $25,000<\/p>\n

Height: 6’4″ (the tallest president)<\/p>\n

First Lady: Mary Todd Lincoln<\/p>\n

Trivia Bits: Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president, the first president to have a beard, and the first president to be assassinated.<\/p>\n

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Timeline of Major Events<\/h2>\n

1861<\/strong>
Jefferson Davis elected president of Confederate States of America
US House unanimously insists on noninterference with slavery in all states
Lincoln installed as president
Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy
Civil War\/War of Northern Aggression begins
Lincoln outlaws business with confederate states
Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
First US transcontinental telegram sent
Pony Express ends<\/p>\n

1862<\/strong>
Civil War\/War of Northern Aggression
Battle Hymn of Republic published
Monitor vs. Merrimack battle
America begins issuing paper money
Homestead Act encourages westward expansion
Central Pacific Railroad construction begins
Battle of Bull Run
First time inheritance tax is levied<\/p>\n

1863<\/strong>
Civil War\/War of Northern Aggression
Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves only in the states that had seceded
West Virginia admitted as 35th state
Gettysburg Address delivered
Amnesty Proclamation<\/p>\n

1864<\/strong>
Civil War\/War of Northern Aggression
James Plimpton patents roller skates
Wartime conscription law
General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” planned
Lincoln re-elected
Nevada admitted as 36th state<\/p>\n

1865<\/strong>
Civil War\/War of Northern Aggression
New York Stock Exchange opens near Wall Street
13th Amendment passed, abolishing slavery
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth<\/p>\n

Info Credit: The Buck Stops Here<\/em> by Alice Provensen<\/p>\n

Lincoln’s Inauguration<\/h2>\n

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Lincoln’s inauguration was the first to be photographed. John Wilkes Booth, who would later assassinate Lincoln, can actually be seen in the inaugural photograph close to Lincoln as he delivers his speech.<\/p>\n

Lincoln’s Moderate Stance on Slavery<\/h2>\n

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Lincoln was nominated due to his moderate stance on slavery, which is depicted as the main issue\/rail in this anti-Republican political cartoon. In the presidential election, Lincoln did not receive even a single vote in 10 of the 15 Southern states. <\/p>\n

Electoral votes for Lincoln (the salmon colored states)<\/h2>\n

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Lincoln won only the electoral votes in the Northeast and the West (the salmon colored states above).<\/p>\n

The War Begins<\/h2>\n

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As soon as Lincoln was declared President of the United States, Southern states began to secede forming a new country, the Confederate States of America. Lincoln spent his presidency forcing the Southern states back into the Union using any means possible. This would be referred to as “The Civil War” in modern textbooks. Interestingly, all the men on the Mary Todd Lincoln side of the family fought with the Confederate army.<\/p>\n

The Emancipation Proclamation<\/h2>\n

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To ensure that neither Great Britain nor France (both of whom were in the midst of recent battles over slavery in their own countries) would not come to the aid of the Confederate States of America, Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to push the issue of slavery to the forefront of the war. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the states that seceded. <\/p>\n

Reconstruction Plans<\/h2>\n

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Toward the end of the war, Lincoln made reconstruction plans. He encouraged gracious pardons to most Southerners and short-term military control of Southern states until needed. After Lincoln’s death, government leaders decided upon harsher punishments for the leaders of the Southern armies.<\/p>\n

The Assassination of Lincoln<\/h2>\n

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On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and a member of the Confederate secret service assassinated Lincoln at the Ford Theater. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. Robert, Lincoln’s oldest son, was in Washington D.C. when his father was assassinated. Robert Lincoln was also near President Garfield was he was shot in 1881, and Robert Lincoln was near President McKinley as he was assassinated in 1901.<\/p>\n

The Lincoln Memorial<\/h2>\n

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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is a popular spot for making famous speeches, including Martin Luther King’s famous I Have a Dream speech in 1963.<\/p>\n

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Our Favorite Children’s Books on Abraham Lincoln<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our Favorite Picture Book on Abe Lincoln<\/h2>\n

More Good Picture Book Options<\/h2>\n