Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln

• A Great Man in History
• By Tania

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Lincolns Legacy

• Facts about Abe
• Childhood
• Rise to Fame
• Election
• Civil War
• Assassination
• Legacy

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Facts about Abe

• 16th President of the United States.
• Born February 12, 1809.
• His most famous speech is called, Gettysburg
  Address.
• He abolished slavery.

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Childhood

• Lincoln was born in Kentucky.
• He was self-educated.
• Lincoln was a local wrestler.
• He avoided fishing and hunting because he did not
  like killing animals for food.

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Rise to Fame

• His political career began in 1832.
• He was a member of the Whig Party.
• He wanted to help improve poor areas along and
  near the Sangamon River to grow.

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Election

• Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
• He did not campaign or give speeches.
• He was given nicknames such as Honest Abe.
• Lincoln was the first Republican President.

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Civil War

• A major war between the northern and southern
  states.
• It started in April 1861 and lasted four years.
• Lincoln used his war power to proclaim a
  blockade.
• Eventually, the south surrendered to the north.

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Effects of the Civil War
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Assassination

• On April 14th, 1865 Lincoln got shot while
  attending a performance at Fords Theatre.
• He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
• Lincoln died the following day.

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Legacy

• We remember and honor Abraham Lincoln with
  Memorial located in Washington, DC.
• It was established May 30, 1922.
• It is the site where Martin Luther King, Jr.
  conducted his famous speech.
• Today, the memorial appears on the back of the
  U.S. penny coin and the U.S. five dollar bill.