Abraham Lincoln Web Quest
From web site:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lin
coln/sites/birth.htm
Describe Abraham Lincoln’s
original birthplace. Determine
whether this is the real cabin he
was born in and explain your
answer.
Cabin Photo
Original Birthplace
Is this the true cabin?
From web site:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/li
ncoln/sites/birth.htm
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How many steps are there
leading up to Lincoln’s
birthplace National Historic
Site?
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What is the significance of the
number of steps?
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What does the inscription
beside the entrance say?
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How much land did Tom
Lincoln purchase and for what
price?
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How did the Sinking Spring
Farm get its name?
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How old was Abe when they
moved off of this farm?
From web site:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lin
coln/sites/knob.htm
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How many siblings did Abe
Lincoln have? What was their
birth order?
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What did they call the school
Abe attended and who kept it?
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When did they move from
Knob Creek to Indiana and
what happened to their home?
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How could you get more
information about this historic
site?
Knob Creek Farm
Sinking Spring Farm
National Historic Site
From web site:
http://www.nps.gov/libo/pphtml/contact.ht
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Lincoln spent from age 7 to 21
in Indiana.
Write a paragraph describing
the type of man he grew to be.
Include any characteristics you
think he developed there that
helped him as a future
president.
Abe in Indiana
From web site:
http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/inside
.asp?pageID=13&subjectID=1
Write a creative story using as
your characters some of the
people Abraham Lincoln met and
made an impression on during his
stay in New Salem. Make sure
you include illustrations and
captions for your pictures.
Onstott, R.J. “New Salem, home of
Abraham Lincoln 1831-1837.” 1909?
Library of Congress Geography and Map
division.
[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4104n.pm00
1760] [ g4104n.pm001760] (June 2,
2005)
New Salem Map 1831-37
From web site:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/li
ncoln/newsalem/newsmap.htm
New Salem Map Present Day
Compare and contrast the two
maps of New Salem in detail.
You may either write a paragraph
or use a Venn diagram describing
similarities and differences of the
two maps.
From web site:
http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/museum/citiz
en_soldier/BlackHawk/captain_abraham
_lincoln_.htm
The Black Hawk War
Use this web site to make a
story board of at least eight
pictures and captions on a 12
X 18 poster of Lincoln’s
experiences in the Black
From web site:
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lin
coln/newsalem/salemtour.htm
Take the Virtual Tour of New
Salem starting at Lincoln’s Statue
#1 and ending at site #26.
Make a 12 X 18 poster showing
four different sites. Draw a
picture and write a short
description of each site.
New Salem Virtual Tour
From web site:
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/
Using Lincoln’s Time Line write
15 questions, including the
answers, that one of your fellow
students could answer using this
time line.