PLAY Video Segment #1, “Abraham Lincoln’s Words.” (Access the video segments ... Ask students if they remember the last person shown on the clip. (President Obama.) Point out that Obama ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

In this lesson, students will explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words in speeches, letters and other documents. In the Introductory Activity, students will watch a segment from the PBS ...