1. Lincoln’s Leadership
Virtue in Action

2. What is Leadership? The Power or the ability to lead other people
But what makes a “Good” leader?
What is the difference between a tyrrant and a good leader?

3. Hitler Napolean Washington Stalin Jefferson Charlemagne
A few examples of leaders through history…do you know anything about them? If so, do you think they were good leaders? Why? Why not?
Hitler
Napolean
Washington
Stalin
Jefferson
Charlemagne

4. Considered by many to be one of the greatest American Presidents.
Abraham Lincoln
Considered by many to be one of the greatest American Presidents.
Why?
Virtues

5. A good or admirable quality Can you name some virtues?
What’s a virtue?
A good or admirable quality
Can you name some virtues?
Which good and admirable qualities did Lincoln posess?

6. Some of Lincoln’s Roles:
Lawyer
Politician
Commander-in-Chief
Father figure to many Americans

7. Primary Sources What is a primary source?
A primary source is a source of information created at the time under study.  It could be a photograph, a letter, a newspaper article, an artifact, a recording, a diary, or anything that gives a first hand account of historical events.