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Lincoln, II

Album: Gold Audio 07: On Thin Ice

Episode: 105

Lesson/Theme: History: Civil War; Abraham Lincoln

Bible Verse: Romans 13:1-5

Characters: Jimmy, Whit

Writer: Phil Lollar

Sound Designer: Dave Arnold

Original Air Date: February 24, 1990

Last Air Date: May 27, 2008

Description:
Jimmy Barclay thinks history is one long snooze and that the Imagination Station isn't nearly as exciting as the Zappazoids video game. But when Whit programs the Station to take Jimmy back to 1865, he soon discovers how wrong he is. There, he meets a tall, elderly gent who teaches him how to hunt squirrels with a sling. The gent, it turns out, is the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Jimmy experiences firsthand the last days of the Civil War, including the Battle of Richmond, General Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, and the assassination of Honest Abe. Zappazoids better than the Imagination Station? History boring? Not anymore, according to Jimmy Barclay!

Questions:
Why did Jimmy think history is boring? When did the Civil War end? Why was it fought? Why did Whit think Lincoln was the greatest president the U.S. has ever had?