CULTURE AND SOCIETIES:ENGLISH B(II) WORKSHEET 2

US Presidents: from Washington to Lincoln

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZxX1SfpLo
I. BEFORE WATCHING
1. Document yourself. Visit again the website below and read about Abraham
Lincoln and the other presidents and historical periods we are going to cover. Write
down their years in office, geographical origin, main challenges faced, and relevant
achievements.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/

V. ANDREW JACKSON
1. What was his “kitchen cabinet”?
2. What was the most controversial decision Jackson took in his career?

VI. JAMES K. POLK

1. What were his four economic goals?

VII. ZACHARY TAYLOR

1. Was Zachary Taylor a victim of foul play?

VIII. FRANKLIN PIERCE

1. Define the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

IX. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Write a definition or explain the meaning of each of these terms:

• To secede from
• Secession
• To wage a war
• To surpass the power
• Sovereignty
• Self-deprecating
• Two-faced
• Bondage
• Carnage
• Weary of bloodshed
• To cast ballots for
• To take its toll on sb
• Vindictiveness
• Free(d)man

1. Mention some of Lincoln’s personality traits.

2. What were the repercussions of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by
Lincoln?
3. Why was Lincoln considered the father of the 2nd American Revolution?