Abraham Lincoln's Life and Works: video worksheets, differentiated.

A thorough, sober exposition of Lincoln’s life and works: birth, youth, marriage, Illinois House of Representatives, Congress – unpopularity and return to Sprinfield. Republican Party. Douglas debates. Slave uprisings in Haiti; Harper’s Ferry. 1860 election. South Carolina secedes. The Confederate States of America. “One nation, indivisible.” “The better angels of our nature.” Fort Sumter, Civil War. Suspension of habeas corpus. Pratt Street Riot. Bull Run, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Antietam. The Emancipation Proclamation. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Appomattox surrender. Assassination, legacy. Achievements other than Civil War: the Homestead Act, the Morrill Land-Grant College Act, the Pacific Railway Acts, the Revenue Act.

20 questions for the c. 21-minute film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Good subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Creates a great intro / revision / summary resource. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

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