Abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
* 12th February 1809
+ 15th April 1865
He was the 16th President of the United States.
1861 - 1865
Quotation:
"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
Abraham's Childhood
- Abraham's father Thomas Lincoln was a farmer and his mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln had little or no schooling and couldn't write.
- Abraham's family moved to Indiana.
- Nancy died when he was nine years old.
- Thomas Lincoln married again.
- Abraham began borrowing books from neighbours.
- The Lincolns moved from Indiana to Illinois.
- Abraham decided to leave his family. He moved to New Salem, Illinois.
Abraham's Career
- Abraham worked as a shop assistant.
- Lincoln was defeated while running for the Illinois State Legislature but two years later he was elected.
- Lincoln was re-elected to the Illinois House of Representatives and had the license to practice law.
- Abraham met Mary Ann Todd at a ball.
- One year later he became engaged with her.
- 1842 they got married.
- First son: Robert Todd
- Second son: Edward Baker 1846 - 1850
- Third son: William Wallace 1850 - 1862
- Fourth son: Thomas (Tad) 1853 - 1871
- Lincoln was elected to United States House of Representatives.
- Abraham was elected to the Illinois legislature, but he declined the office to become a candidate for the U.S. senate.
- He helped the new Republican Party in Illinois.
- He was nominated for the U.S.
senate again but he failed.
President of the United States
- 1860 Abraham was nominated for President and won the election.
- But this election was the reason for the civil war.
- The Southern States didn't want a Republican in the White House.
- Abraham was against slavery.
- 1861 the states South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia & Texas explained their independence.
- After the attack of Fort Sumter the war began.
- 11 states were fighting against Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham wasn't sure that he would become the new president again. But he was elected again.
- 1864 America was united again.
- On April 14th 1865 he was shot by an actor called Wilkes Booth.
- But Abraham Lincoln could realize everything he was fought for.
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