Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 1

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Across
  1. 2. Today, there are ________ states in the United States. P. 18
  2. 5. On the map page on page 19, the X’s represent the Cumberland ______ . P. 19
  3. 6. Abe Lincoln was born near __________, Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809. P. 13
  4. 7. California, in the western United States, was called ________ of New Spain on the map on page 18.
  5. 9. President Lincoln rose from being a poor boy to become the ______ president of the United States. P. 10-11 (Dear Readers)
  6. 11. Abe Lincoln and his Mom slept under _________ blankets. This word means “a pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug or wrap.” P. 14
  7. 13. The ________ Americans had lived or hunted in Kentucky for thousands of years. P. 16
  8. 14. ___________ traveled only about 12 and a half miles per day. P. 15
  9. 17. Abe Lincoln’s Mom’s cousin described Abe as small and weak. He couldn’t have known that someday this tiny, weak infant would become one of the greatest _____________ in the history of the U.S. P. 17
Down
  1. 1. In 1782, Kentucky was part of ____________, which became a state in 1792. P. 14
  2. 3. The Lincolns, and other settlers, followed the _________ Trail, a rough road that stretched from Kentucky to Tennessee P. 15
  3. 4. This word means “an area of land that has been largely undisturbed by humans. _____________ areas usually lack roads, buildings, and other artificial structures.” P. 14
  4. 8. Instead of glass in the window, it was covered with ___________ paper, to allow the light to come inside. P. 13
  5. 10. This word means “narrow openings or cracks, typically ones that admits light.” P. 13
  6. 12. President Lincoln was a great _______ and let his little boys run in the White House! P. 11 (Dear Reader)
  7. 15. When Abe Lincoln was born, there were only 17 states. Other regions were called _________ P. 18
  8. 16. Thomas Lincoln was just 8-years-old when he saw his father killed by a _________ war party. P. 16