What was life like for Abraham Lincoln as a boy?

Did Abraham Lincoln Always live in Illinois?

No, the Lincoln family lived on the Knob Creek Farm in Kentucky from the time Abraham was two and a half until he was almost eight years old. Abraham talked about many memories from his childhood here.

Answer:

What States did Lincoln live in?

What did Abraham do as a child?

0 Chores: Lots of chores. He carried water from the stream back to his house. He had to chop lots of firewood. Work was hard for young Abe Lincoln. Do you have chores?

School: Abe Lincoln didn’t get to go to school very often as a child and when he did he had to walk over 2 miles in good weather or in bad. Do you have to walk to school?

Abraham didn’t have cell phones, video games, TV or electricity. Think about how different life was for Lincoln as a child compared to your life.

Hear and learn more about Lincoln. Click on the link below.

0 Lincoln Video Clip

More sites to explore:

0 http://www.lincolnlogcabin.org

0 http://www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm

0 http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/lincoln_boyhood.html