| Worksheet # 68 railsplitter Blackhawk War Mary Todd frontiersman Little Giant autodidact incumbent log cabin Henry Clay Thomas Jefferson 1) A person who educates him or herself: ____________ 2) Someone running for re-election to an office already held: ________. 3) The famous symbol of humble origins: ________. 4) Someone who lives a rugged life in wilderness: _________. 5) Indian conflict in which Abe Lincoln became a captain: ________. 6) Nickname for the passionate Senator Stephen A. Douglas: _______. 7) Lincoln's fellow Kentuckian and political hero: __________. 8) The man whose ideals Lincoln most respected: _________. 9) A job Abe had when a young man in Illinois: __________. 10) Abe's wife and mother of his four children:___________. Thought Question: In what ways did having such a great opponent like Stephen Douglas help Abe Lincoln's career? |
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