Tad 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/tad-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 Tad Lincoln born?April 4, 1853
2. Where was Tad Lincoln born?Springfield, Illinois
3. What is the family?Fourth and youngest son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln
4. What is the death?July 15, 1871, at the age of 18
5. Who was Tad Lincoln?Tad Lincoln was the youngest son of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, born in 1853.
6. How old was Tad when his family moved into the White House?He was seven years old when the Lincoln family moved into the White House in 1860.

Abraham Lincoln: The 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
White House: The official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located in Washington, D.C.
Civil War: A devastating conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, primarily over the issue of slavery and states' rights.
Presidential Family: The immediate family members of the President of the United States, who reside at the White House.