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Presidents from Kentucky Biography PowerPoint Bundle

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Title slide for President Abraham Lincoln biography presentation, with a black-and-white portrait of Lincoln
Opening slide to introduce the Lincoln biography lesson
Lincoln's birth: slide states he was born February 12, 1809 in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Starting point for discussing his Kentucky roots
Lincoln's parents: slide notes he was the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, shown in two old portraits
Introduce family members before the early-life slides
Lincoln's grandfather: Captain Abraham Lincoln, Revolutionary War captain and pioneer settler of Kentucky, with his portrait
Link family history to the American Revolution
Lincoln's father Thomas: he lost all but 200 acres of his Kentucky farmland in court disputes over land titles
Discussion prompt on why frontier families moved
Move to Indiana in 1816: slide describes the free territory and settling in Perry County, shown in red on an Indiana map
Pair with a map activity on westward movement
Family losses: slide covers his mother Nancy's death in 1818 and sister Sarah's death in 1828, with portraits of both women
Use to talk about hardships the young Lincoln faced
Stepmother Sarah Bush Johnston: slide tells of Thomas marrying the Kentucky widow in 1819 and Abraham calling her "Mother"
Continue the family timeline with his stepmother
Lincoln as a young worker: three facts on his ferry job at 17 and his 1828 boat trip carrying farm goods to New Orleans
Read aloud and add events to a class timeline
Move to Illinois in 1830: three facts on giving his father $25, settling by the Sangamon River and a harsh snowbound winter
Wrap-up on the family's next move west
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Introducing a comprehensive bundle of biography PowerPoints about the U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents from the state of Kentucky. This resource features detailed presentations on President Abraham Lincoln, born in Hodgenville, as well as Vice Presidents Richard M. Johnson, John C. Breckinridge, Adlai Stevenson I, born in Christian County, and Alben W. Barkley. Educators can implement these 337 pages of engaging content in a variety of ways such as whole class instruction, small group work, or independent research assignments. Students will gain insight into the lives and political careers of these prominent statesmen from Kentucky while developing critical thinking skills. Created specifically for history and social studies classrooms, these informative presentations brought to you by a veteran teacher provide flexible, standards-based learning.

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