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Abraham Lincoln: Champion of Unity and Progress

Discover how Abraham Lincoln fought against hardships and losses, refused inequality, and dedicated himself to reconstruction and unity during the abolitionist movement. Learn about his political journey and the challenges he faced, from debates to secession. Explore Lincoln's impact on history and his legacy of standing firm for what is right.

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Abraham Lincoln: Champion of Unity and Progress

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  1. Unit 2 Part 1 Orange

  2. Abraham Lincolnabolitionists • People who wanted to end slavery.

  3. expansion • Act of increasing or making something bigger

  4. hardship • A difficult thing that can take time and energy to overcome

  5. losses • Something you no longer have; in this case referring to people or death

  6. refused • rejected, said no to No! No way!

  7. took a stand • decide to support one side of a debate or argument

  8. unity • To stand together as one unit; united as one

  9. Abraham Lincolnknew • Past tense of to know. learned before

  10. formal education • learning in school

  11. infancy • the time when a person is a baby

  12. politicians • A person who works in the government or politics.

  13. ran for • tried to get elected

  14. plantations • large farms in the South

  15. practice • the work of a doctor or lawyer

  16. debates • Public talks at which people discuss different opinions about an issue.

  17. seceded • formally stopped being part of a country

  18. dedicated • set apart for a purpose

  19. Reconstruction • the rebuilding after the Civil War

  20. the ages • all of time and human history

  21. Nancy Hanksghost • the spirit of a dead person

  22. rolling stone • Someone who doesn’t stay in one place for very long; someone who wanders.

  23. scraping along • Trying to survive without much money

  24. shack • a very small, poorly built house, usually one room

  25. prairie • a big field covered with wild grass and flowers

  26. pinching times • a time when you have very little money or food

  27. get on • do well

  28. Lincolngaunt • very thin and bony

  29. scraggly • rough, irregular

  30. mournful • very sad

  31. ungainly • awkward, clumsy

  32. laboring • working very hard

  33. aloof • away from or distant from

  34. mad stray bolt • an unexpected flash of lightening

  35. zenith • the sky; the highest point

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