Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Abraham Lincoln

Research Abraham Lincoln: Why do you think, we missed school because of him. Give 7 less known facts about Lincoln. Respond to 2 classmates.

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  1. ~ Lincoln was fond of pets, and owned horses, cats, dogs and a turkey.
    ~ He was the first president to have a beard.
    ~ He was the tallest U.S president at 6'4".
    ~ He was the first president to be assassinated.
    ~ His birth mother died from milk sickness.
    ~ He created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863.

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  2. Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president he led through the civil war The reason we don't go to school on Presidents' Day it's because were honoring Abraham Lincoln for the things he did in the United States of America

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  3. We missed a day because it was his birthday.
    1) he was a lawyer
    2) he had one son that lived
    3) he was the tallest president
    4) he ended slavery
    5) he is a respected president

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  4. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier.He suspended habeas corpus, arresting and temporarily detaining thousands of suspected secessionists in the border states without trial. An exceptionally astute politician deeply involved with power issues in each state. Lincoln held a moderate view of Reconstruction.Six days after the surrender of Confederate commanding general.An exceptionally astute politician deeply involved with power issues in each state, Lincoln reached out to "War Democrats"

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  5. He was the first president to be assassinated.
    He had deep depression, even though he would frequently tell stories and jokes to friends and family.
    He was the tallest U.S president at 6'4".
    He patented a system to alter buoyancy of steamboats in 1849.
    His birth mother died from milk sickness.
    His father remarried a widow, and Abraham was very close to his step mother.
    He ran a store in New Salem.
    Even though he was strong, a talented wrestler, and proficient with an axe, Lincoln disliked killing and harming animals, even for food.
    Lincoln proposed to Mary just one year after meeting her in Springfield 1839.
    He was the first president to have a beard.
    Lincoln, one week before his death, had a dream of someone crying in the White House, when he found the room; he looked in and asked who had passed away. The man in the room said the President. When he looked in the coffin it was his own face he saw.
    Lincoln was fond of pets, and owned horses, cats, dogs and a turkey.

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  6. He was the 16th president
    He was assassinated by John Wilkes
    He had four children
    He owned animals
    He created the banking system in 1863
    Poisoned milk killed Lincoln’s mother

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  7. We missed school because it was his birthday.
    *lincoln desired a forgiving reconstruction
    *he campaigned against his former general
    * Abraham Lincoln violated some civil liberties to further the war effort
    *he lost five separate election before being elected president
    *lincoln is the only president in American history to hold a patent
    *he argued a case in front of the united state Supreme Court - and lost
    Abraham Lincoln was the president of the united stats during the civil war and one of the greatest figures in American history.

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  8. Lincoln's mom got milk poison
    Lincoln lived poor
    He didn't go to school
    The man that shot him broke his leg when he jumped off the stage
    Lincoln owned horses and chickens and other animals
    He had the heart to free the slaves and risk his life
    He was smart and he still didn't have that much of a education

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  9. His vice presidents where Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson.
    He was preceded by James Buchanan and succeeded by Andrew Johnson.
    His wife was called Mary Todd Lincoln, who was brought up into a very wealthy family.
    Mary’s parents disagreed with her marrying Abraham because he had a poor background.
    Abraham had four children, Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Tad Lincoln. Only Robert Todd Lincoln survived into adulthood.
    Abraham was an unaffiliated Christian as he never officially acquired church membership.
    He created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863, resulting in a standardized currency.

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  10. Lincoln is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
    Lincoln created the Secret Service hours before his assassination.
    Grave robbers attempted to steal Lincoln’s corpse.
    John Wilkes Booth’s brother saved the life of Lincoln’s son.
    Lincoln is the only president to have obtained a patent.

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  11. Poisoned milk killed his mother
    He owned slaves before he became president .

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    1. Did he treat the slaves like humans or how the other people treated them?

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  12. 1. Spent less then 12 months in all attending schools growing up
    2. He was the tallest president
    3. He was the only president to have a parent
    4. He had no middle name
    5. He died without a will
    6. No one knew about his teeth
    7. His mother died of milk sickness

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  13. That he was almost assassinated walking around the moral of Washington he sale the Mississippi on a little wooden raft he made and his mom was poisoned by milk he also. Lincoln created the Secret Service hours before his assassination. Grave robbers attempted to steal Lincoln’s corpse. Lincoln is the only president to have obtained a patent.

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  14. He was is in the wrestling hall of fame for winning over 300 matches and only losing one.
    Grave robbers tried to steal his body but they had it under great protection.
    He personally tested rifles that were to be used by the military.
    His birth mother was killed by milk sickness.
    He did not move to Illinois till he was 21.
    He never slept in the Lincoln bedroom.
    He was the only president to obtain a patent.

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  15. He created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863. His mother died of milk sickness. Abraham was an unaffiliated Christian as he never officially acquired church membership. Mary’s parents disagreed with her marrying Abraham because he had a poor background. He was smart and he still didn't have that much of a education. Abraham Lincoln violated some civil liberties to further the war effort.

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  16. The was the tallest president
    He was a president that hap parents
    His mother died he died by getting shot in the head
    He stop slavery for a bit
    He had no middle name

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  17. He created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863
    He owned slaves before he became president
    He was the tallest U.S president at 6'4"
    Lincoln's mom got milk poison
    Lincoln lived poor
    He didn't go to school
    Lincoln is the only president to have obtained a patent

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  18. He was the first president to have a beard.
    He was the tallest president(6'4)
    He owned slaves before he became president.
    Abraham Lincoln violated some civil liberties to further the war effort.
    Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president.
    Grave robbers attempted to steal Lincoln’s corpse.

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  19. Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president he led through the civil war The reason we don't go to school on Presidents' Day it's because were honoring Abraham Lincoln for the things he did in the United States of America

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  20. Lincoln was fond of pets, and owned horses, cats, dogs and a turkey.
    He was the first president to have a beard.
    He was the tallest U.S president at 6'4".
    He was the first president to be assassinated.
    His birth mother died from milk sickness.
    He created a national banking system with the National Banking Act

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  21. ~ He was 6'4 feet tall.
    ~ His mother died before giving birth of milk poison.
    ~ He was the 16th president.
    ~ He ended slavery.
    ~ He was a lawyer.
    ~ He was assassinated by John Wikes.
    ~ He loved animals.
    We missed school because we were celebrating his birthday to thank him for what head done for all of us.

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  22. 1Although Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln produced four sons
    2Lincoln felt as the leader of the nation’s military
    3was 6'4
    4mom died of milk poison
    5was a lawyer
    6loved all animals
    7 was a US president

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  23. Abraham Lincoln didn't like to be called "Abe". He was one of the skinniest presidents.And he had big shoes to fill, he had size 14 shoes that he wore the biggest in presidential history.

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    1. He was obsessed with cats. And didn't have a college degree. He was also the first president to have a beard.

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