President Abraham Lincoln was president through the four years of the Civil War(1861-1865). He had promised in his election campaign that if elected, he'd end slavery. What you may not know is that President Lincoln started our national Thanksgiving holiday. He issued a proclamation saying that the last Thursday of each year would be a national Thanksgiving Day holiday. And, you may not know that Abraham Lincoln didn't like the name Abe and that even his wife called him by the name Lincoln.

1.Before going into politics as a congressman from the state of Illinois, Lincoln worked as a lawyer. What were Lincoln's favorite sports? ________________Find the answer at this link: Think Quest What were Lincoln's favorite foods?______________Find the answer at this link: US Consulate(kids)

2.Abraham Lincoln loved animals and had pet rabbits, cats, dogs and even goats. What animal did Lincoln shoot as a boy that made him never hunt again?_________________________During the Civil War, what did Lincoln rescue at General Grant's headquarters? ______________What custom did President Lincoln begin at the White House at Thanksgiving?________ Go to this site to learn the answers: Albert Whitman, Publisher

3. Young Lincoln really liked the weekly spelling bees at school because the winner got to take a book home for the weekend. What word did the class have difficulty spelling?__________________ What did his teacher threaten to do if no one in the class could spell the world? _____________________What hint did Lincoln give to his classmate to help her spell the word so the class could go home?_____________________ Go to this site to learn the answers: Rick Walton, Author

4. Lincoln once helped replace two young birds back into their nest which the wind had knocked out. He got the nickname Honest Abe while working in a store. What did the woman purchase that Abe over charged?____________________ What did he do? ______________________Go to this site to learn the answers:_Apples 4 the Teachers

5. Grace Bedell was eleven years old when she wrote a letter to Abe Lincoln, a candidate for the president of the United States in 1860. What did she suggest he do?__________________ What was her reason for this suggestion?__________________ What did she say would happen if he took her suggestion?______________ Go to this site to learn the answers:cjonline.com/stories/101208/con_343076738.shtml

6. Lincoln promised to end slavery if he was elected president in 1860. What was the document which Lincoln signed in 1863?__________________ What did this document say?_________________ Which amendment to the Constitution freed the slaves in the Union states many years later?_________________ Go to this site to learn the answers:Presidential Museums

7. Standing at 6 ft 4 inches, Lincoln was our tallest president. He was also the first president to be photographed at his inauguration ceremony and was the first president to be assassinated. Where was Lincoln on the night he was killed by John Wilkes Booth?________________What had been the original plot of Booth and his conspirators?______________________ What happened to John Wilkes Booth after he jumped from the presidential box?______________What is the name of the doctor that helped Booth?________________Go to this site to learn the answers:PBS

8. Martin Luther King gave his famous "I had a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. Who designed the memorial?___________________After which culture's architecture did he base he design?_____________ Go to this site to learn the answers: NPS

9. Lincoln liked the works of Edgar Allan Poe. He is also the only president to receive a patent for something that could lift boats above shoals .The Lincoln statue was carved by sculptor David Chester French. How high is Lincoln and how much does the statue weigh?___________ Go to this site to learn the answers:NPS

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