Abraham Lincoln Flashcards
What is the title of the story?
Abraham Lincoln
Who is the author?
Delores Malone
Who is the illustrator?
Stephen Costanza
What does the illustrator do?
Draw pictures for the story
What is the genre?
Informative Text
What is an informational text?
- gives facts about real people
- or real places
What was the problem at the beginning of the story?
- The map ripped in Ms Grant’s classroom
- Maya and Noah were blaming each other
Why did Ms Grant bring up Abraham Lincoln?
She wanted to show how working together helps us solve problems
eg. Abraham Lincoln brought the country together to end the Civil War
When was Abraham Lincoln born?
-February 12 1809
Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
-Kentucky
Describe the house he lived in when he was little
- log cabin
- only one room
What was Abraham Lincoln called when he was little
-Abe
Where did Abraham Lincoln move in 1816
Indiana
How old was Abraham Lincoln when he moved to Indiana
7
Where did Abe work when he was 7?
On the family farm
What was Abe’s job on the family farm?
- cut wood
- plowed fields
- planted corn
What was wood used for?
- cooking
- heat
- building houses/fences
What did Abe do on the farm when he had a break?
-read his book
Why was Abe called ‘Honest Abe’ by his friends?
- he gave a customer the wrong change
- he walked many miles to give her the right change
Where did Abe work when he was a young man?
- a store
- in New Salem Illinois
What was Abe’s first profession?
-lawyer
When did Abe open a law office?
1837
Where did Abe open a law office?
Springfield, Illinois
When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?
November 6, 1860
What number president was Abe Lincoln?
16th
What was the problem in the country at the time that Abraham Lincoln was president?
There was a civil war
Why was there a civil war?
The people in the North wanted to end slavery
The people in the South wanted to start their own country and continue slavery
What was Abraham Lincoln known as after 1860?
President Lincoln
When did the Civil War begin?
April 12, 1861
When did the Civil War end?
April 9, 1865
About how many years did the Civil War last?
4 years
What was President Lincoln’s accomplishment?
- He put the country back together
- ended civil war
What was the name that Abraham Lincoln earned after the end of the Civil War?
Americas Great President
Give a list of all the names he was known as
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abe
- Honest Abe
- President Lincoln
- America’s Great President
- Mr. Lincoln
