Abraham Lincoln Inquiry

Questions
Name: Samuel Vallejo
Grade: 7b
Instructions:

Write your name in this document.

Answer the following questions in this document. Answer using complete
sentences
Print this document and bring it to class ready by April 12 th. Once it is corrected,
you must add it to your portfolio, be organized!
Make sure you follow APA rules and mention all the references used.
This work is completely individual, you may not share answers or work with your
peers.
When you finish, upload this document to your weebly page, in the
Literature section.

Questions:
1. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
March 4, 1861
2. Name all the jobs he had as an adult.
He was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861
until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil
War, its bloodiest war and an event often considered its greatest moral,
constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished
slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
3. Did Abraham Lincoln go to school?
Abraham briefly went to school and study.
4. What did Abraham Lincoln like to do the most?
He played in key role in passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which ended
slavery in America.
5. When was he elected president of the United States? How was he elected?
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United
States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge of the
Southern Democrats, and John Bell of the new Constitutional Union Party. He
was the first president from the Republican Party. His victory was supported
from people from North and West of the country.
6. Add some pictures of him in this document

7. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Why is it so important?

As early as 1849, Abraham Lincoln believed that slaves should be emancipated,
advocating a program in which they would be freed gradually. Early in his
presidency, still convinced that gradual emancipation was the best course, he
tried to win over legislators. Its important because it supported Lincoln when
working in that liberty for slaves.
8. Why do you think Abraham Lincoln is called one of our greatest presidents?
Because he made a change in people perspective, and all his effort has a value,
as he worked as a great president and he wanted to make people have a better
life.
9. How did Abraham Lincoln die?
He was assassinated.
10. What is the Lincoln Memorial? Why was it made?
The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th
President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end
of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument.
It represents honor for his dead, and the memories people still have of his
actions.
11. What is Lincoln's Gettysburg address? What was the Battle of Gettysburg about?
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of
the most famous in USAs history. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to
July 3, 1863, is considered the most important civil wars for Americans, and also
one of the shortest. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville,
General Robert E. Lee moved his army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in
June 1863, when the war ended up.
12. Make a brief summary about his life and achievements.

Lincoln was a great human, who helped humanity in USA, in wars, organization,
management of space in the country and many others collaborations, but I think
he had no reason to be assassinated.
13. Name some interesting curious facts about Lincoln.
1. Lincoln had only 18 months of formal schooling
2. He hated that people call him Abe
3. He did never belong to an organized religion
4. He did never drink, smoke or chew
5. He was an excellent wrestler
14. Reflection: What are your expectations about this new book that we are going to
read? What are you expecting to learn?
I expect the book shows how did Lincoln feel during his life and how did he
managed the country from his point of view, and from this Ill learn history of
USA, and which people did changes to make this a better country.
15. References (follow APA rules)
1. Gettysburg, L. (2016). Battle of Gettysburg - American Civil War HISTORY.com.
[online]
HISTORY.com.
Available
at:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg [Accessed
11 Apr. 2016].
2. Abrahamlincolnonline.org. (2016). The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
[online] Available at:
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm [Accessed
11 Apr. 2016].
3. Wikipedia. (2016). Abraham Lincoln. [online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#1860_election_and_secession
[Accessed 11 Apr. 2016].
4. Wikipedia. (2016). Lincoln Memorial. [online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial [Accessed 11 Apr. 2016].
5. dies, P. (2016). President Lincoln dies - Apr 15, 1865 - HISTORY.com. [online]
HISTORY.com. Available at: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidentlincoln-dies [Accessed 11 Apr. 2016]
6. Pbs.org.
(n.d.). Emancipation
Proclamation.
[online]
Available
at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549.html [Accessed 11 Apr. 2016].