Resources // Series I (Legal Papers) Curricula // Understanding Illinois Social History through Documents from The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, 1836-1861Understanding Illinois Social History through Documents from The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, 1836-1861
Lincoln Legal Papers curriculum by Lawrence W. McBride and Frederick D. Drake
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Introduction and Teachers' Resources
Abraham Lincoln and the Rule of Law
Document 1-A
Document 1-B
Document 1-C
Moving People through the Prairie State, 1820-1860
Maps
Document 2-A
Illinois Agriculture and the Marketplace, 1830-1860
Document 3-A
Material Culture on the Prairie
Document 4-A
Document 4-B
Social Role and Status: Marriage on the Illinois Prairie
Document 5-A
Document 5-B
Document 5-C
Document 5-D
Canals and Railroads Open Illinois
Document 6-A
Document 6-B
Maps
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Acknowledgments
This curriculum was made possible by a generous grant from the Abraham Lincoln Association.
Thank you to the following people for help in obtaining images of the documents:
- Kim Bauer, Illinois State Historical Library
- Charles Cali, Illinois State Archives and
- Tom Wood, University of Illinois at Springfield.
