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Holiday:
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the
United States. He is a very popular president especially
among younger kids in America.
Video:
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Video Script:
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Hi. In the classroom today you will learn about Abraham
Lincoln.
Today is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809.
He was born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, two
uneducated farmers.
Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on a 348-acre
farm, in Kentucky.
He successfully led the country through the American
Civil War.
He saved the Union and ending slavery.
He was a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member
of the United States House of Representatives, and twice
an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.
Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and
was elected president that same year.
Lincoln was the first Republican elected to the
Presidency.
He was the sixteenth President of the United States.
He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of
slavery.
He issued his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and
promoted the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Constitution.
His assassination in 1865, by John Wilkes Booth, was the
first presidential assassination in United States
history.
Lincoln has been consistently ranked by scholars as one
of the greatest United States Presidents.
Until next time.
From
YOUR Teacher: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Abraham Lincoln was the president who fought to free
African Americans from slavery during the middle of the
19th century. He is a favorite among Americans,
especially kids of elementary school age.
Test:
Reading Comprehension Abraham
Lincoln's Birthday
Read
the video script or watch the video above. In the test
questions below choose which is the best answer for each
question. There are 10 questions. Good luck.
1. Abraham Lincoln was
born in what year?
a. 1809
b. 1908
c. 1898
d. 1889
2. Who were Abraham
Lincoln's parents?
a. Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks
b. Tom Hanks Lincoln and Nancy Reagan
c. Hank Aaron Lincoln and Nancy Sinatra
d. General Lincoln and Nancy Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln was
born in which state?
a. New Jersey
b. Virginia
c. Kentucky
d. New York
4. Which of the
following is true?
a. Lincoln was the first President of the United
States
b. Lincoln was the eighth President of the United
States
c. Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the
United States
d. Lincoln was the twenty fourth President of the
United States
5. Abraham Lincoln led
the country through which war?
a. Revolutionary War
b. War of 1812
c. American Civil War
d. French Revolution
6. Abraham Lincoln was
against which of the following?
a. admitting Arizona as a state
b. slavery
c. purchasing used shoes
d. painting the White House green
7. Abraham Lincoln was
a member of which party?
a. Whig
b. Democratic
c. Republican
d. Green
8. Abraham Lincoln was
elected president in which year?
a. 1868
b. 1688
c. 1680
d. 1860
9. Abraham Lincoln
issued which of the following in 1863?
a. Famous Gettysburger Sandwich
b. Presidential Address
c. Constipation Proclamation
d. Emancipation Proclamation
10. Who assassinated
Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
a. Eggs Benedict
b. Benedict Arnold
c. John Wilkes Booth
d. Thomas Jefferson
