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QUIZ QUARTERS Ⅲ MARILYN REBACK A LOOK V O G . Y R O T C A

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H A tive items. From humble beginnings, Lincoln rose to became one P of the most popular and honored U.S. Presidents. His face is a familiar image on coins, paper money and other numismatic issues. Learn more about our 16th President during his bicentennial year. Fill in the statements below by selecting the correct words from the list. solution on page 111

1. Abraham Lincoln was born in ____. 17. When Lincoln was about 20 years old, he moved 2. His first home was a cabin made of ____. to ____. 3. He chopped wood with an ____. 18. In 1837 Lincoln moved to Springfield, the Illinois 4. During World War II, some Lincoln cents were made state ____. of _____. 19. Circulating 2009 Lincoln cents are made of copper 5. As a young man, Lincoln was a ____ pilot. and ____. 6. His wife’s first name was ____. 20. The ____ War began during Lincoln’s first term as 7. The Emancipation Proclamation declared ____ free. U.S. President. 8. He was shot five ____ after the Civil War ended and 21. Lincoln became well-known after his debates with died the next day. Stephen ____. 9. In 2009 there will be ____ new cent reverse designs. 22. Abe loved animals, and he had a favorite horse 10. In 1860 Abe was nominated for ____. named “Old ____.” 11. When he was 7, Abe and his family moved to ____. 23. His mother, _____, died when he was 9 years old. 12. His first child was a son, named ____. 24. Lincoln’s portrait is on a _____ dollar coin issued in 13. When he lived in New Salem, Illinois, he borrowed 1918 to celebrate the Illinois Centennial. books to study ____. 25. Victor David Brenner created the image of Lincoln on 14. Lincoln appears on a 2003 state ____ coin. the _____. 1 15. From the time he was 2 ⁄2 until he was 8, Abe and his 26. As a boy, his chores included gathering firewood and family lived on a ____. carrying ____. 16. He was assassinated by John Wilkes ____. 27. Lincoln is pictured on the Series 2006 $5 _____.

AXE FARM NANCY BILL FOUR PRESIDENT “Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.” National BOB HALF QUARTER Park Service. www.nps.gov/abli BOOTH ILLINOIS ROBERT “Lincoln Bicentennial, 1809-2009.” National Park Service. CAPITAL INDIANA SLAVES www.lincolnbicentennial.gov CENT KENTUCKY STEAMBOAT “Lincoln Home National Historic Site.” National Park Service. CIVIL LAW STEEL www.nps.gov/liho DAYS LOGS WATER “2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program.” United States DOUGLAS MARY ZINC Mint. www.usmint.gov/programs/lincolnRedesign

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