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Discussion Director
1. When Abe left to become a flatboat man, what kinds of things did he end up seeing? Why do you think some of these things would be important to him later on in life?

Answer: He saw mossy trees, bales of cotton, foreign-voiced sailors from seagoing ships, women in bright silk dresses, and dark-skinned people being bought and sold at the slave market. This foreshadows the importance of Abe Lincoln life when he gets older, page 20, paragraph 2.

    2. Abe study grammar and joined the:
        a. Illinois General Assembly
        b. New Salem Debating Society
        c. Vandalia Assembly
        d. Springfield Debating Society
        Answer: b, page 25.