Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln

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• Childhood
• Abraham was born on February 12, 1809.
• As a child he lived in a log cabin in Kentucky
  and Ohio.
• Abe and his older sister worked hard on the
  farm.
• When they could be spared they went to school
  about two miles away.
• He learned fast at school and was pretty smart.
• His mother died when he was about nine years old.

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Why this person is famous

• Lincoln was the president who stopped slavery.
• He was 64 and the tallest president.
• Lincoln was president during the Civil War.
• He was the first president to wear a top hat.

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Adult Life

• He was in the army.
• He got married to Mary Todd Lincoln.
• He was fifty two when he became president.
• When he was fifty six they shot him in the back
  of the head in Fords theatre.
• He had four kids and one of them died as a child.
• Lincoln lost three Senate elections, but won the
  presidential election on the first try.

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Interesting Facts

• He loved to read and was a good writer.
• He was the first president born outside of the
  original thirteen colonies.
• Abraham had a wart on his cheek.
• He had many jobs, such as a soldier, rail
  splitter, a ferryboat captain, a clerk, and a
  postmaster.
• Even though he didnt go to school for more than
  one year he got really smart.

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Character Traits

• Smart
• _ Abraham was smart because, learned fast and was
  a good Lawyer and Senator.
• Nice
• _ He was nice, because he helped black people
  not be slaves anymore.

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Biography Time Line
Abraham Lincoln
Feb. 12,1809
1818
1819 Abes dad married Sarah Bush Lincoln.
Nov 4, 1842
April 14,1865
March 4, 1861
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in
Kentucky.
Abes mom got sick and died.
Abraham got married to Mary Ann Todd Lincoln.
Abe became the 16 president of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln died in Fords Theatre