Lincoln-Marie



Historical Question- How did the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln wrote, influence the South?

1. Who is your "I am..." person? What made you interested in this person? My "I am..." person is Abraham Lincoln. He is a rather stunning historical figure that people look up to. Ever since I was in 5th grade I have been absorbed with the history of presidents. I know that Grant was the only president to get a speeding ticket; Taft was the president that got stuck in a bathtub; Ronald Reagan loved coconut jellybeans; Andrew Jackson was shot two times; the teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt after he refused to shot a cub; tomatoes were considered poisonous until Thomas Jefferson tried it; and that George Bush banned broccoli and carrots because he hated them so much. However, Lincoln was the one that stood out the most for me. He is a rather gawky, untidy man that stuffed up letters in his stove pipe hat that made him look taller than he already was. To me, he was the most interesting president I had read about(even though Thomas Jefferson is my favorite) Thats more or less on why I picked Abraham Lincoln as my "I am.." person.

2. Explain what you already knew about your "I am..." person prior to beginning your research. I know quite a lot about Lincoln to start with. As a young child, Lincoln was poor and lived in a log cabin. His mother died of an early age and he was a self taught lawyer. He said the time he went to school did not even count up to one year. People described him as a very enthusiastic, honest man. (by the way Lincoln hated the nickname "honest Abe") But, on the contrary, Lincoln was a man that sunk into deep depression sometimes. He could be very moody and withdrawn after a political failure or a fight with his wife. During the time of his administration, he was one of the most unpopular presidents of the time. But, he still had some of his followers. There is a great deal more that I know, but we can't cover it all today. 3. What are some of the questions that came into your mind about your person while researching? What did you wonder about? The questions that come to my mind is: 1. What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? 2. What challenges did Lincoln and Davis face as a wartime president? 3. Why did the new Republic Party Form?

Primary Sources http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/january-1-1863-lincoln-issued-the-final-version-of-the-emancipation-proclamation/

http://hidhist.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/lincoln-cabinet-emancipation-proclomation-550.jpg

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/nm_lincoln_slavery_081103_ssv.jpg



http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/01-05-1863-061442_03.jpg

http://raglinen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/1863emancproc1.jpg

http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/piximages/images/AL03606.jpg

Secondary Sources http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090527134107AABbHI7 http://www.jimloy.com/history/emancip.htm http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/emancipate.html http://www.cyberspacei.com/jesusi/peace/abolitionism/emancipation.htm http://www.answers.com/topic/emancipation-proclamation

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