Nancy Lincoln

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nancy-lincoln

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Nancy Lincoln born?February 5, 1784
2. When did Nancy Lincoln die?October 5, 1818
3. What is the primary residence changes?Lived in Kentucky before migrating to Indiana in 1816
4. What is the family unit?Wife of Thomas Lincoln; mother to Sarah, Thomas Jr., and Abraham Lincoln

Matriarch: A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
Milk Sickness: A potentially fatal illness caused by tremetol, a toxin found in certain plants ingested by livestock.
Consumption: An archaic term for tuberculosis, a chronic infectious disease that typically attacks the lungs.
Frontier: The advancing edge of settlement and civilization, often characterized by undeveloped land and sparse population.