Working with Lincoln's speeches.

Abraham Lincoln is remembered as one of the United States' greatest presidents for his leadership in preserving the union and beginning the process of ending slavery in the United States.  Over the course of this unit we will examine his words and ideas and explore how his arguments in regard to both developed.  To begin, watch this brief biographical video of Lincoln's early life and career.  Then using your annotations and text from the American Reader, follow the instructions and complete this worksheet. Please copy the worksheet and edit a new Google Doc for yourself.

Working With Maps

As we move our study of United States History towards the Civil War, geography becomes a significant topic for us to explore.  North, South, Mason-Dixon Line, rivers, hills, fields-all will be part of our vocabulary as we become immersed in this significant event.  In order to prepare, it's important to pause and see what we know and what we can learn from American geography at this time.  To do so, today we will look at a series of maps that help to provide information about the United States from its outset through the Antebellum Era.  Click on the links below for today's work. You may work with a partner sitting next to you to discuss the maps.  One of you may have the  maps open on your screen while the other prepares the worksheet on theirs.  One copy of the worksheet will be checked in at the end of class.
The worksheet is divided into three sections. Use the timer function on google chrome to allow yourself about 18 minutes per section.

Antebellum Maps Worksheet (To edit this, copy it into a new google doc and save it to your drive).

Antebellum Maps

Indian Removal

Please complete the web activity linked below prior to class on Monday, Oct. 7.  You will need to make a copy and save the document for yourself and then you may type directly into it.
Indian Removal Webquest