Abraham+Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Harden County, Kentucky. He went to school for one year, but he educated himself by reading books. Lincoln never went to college. When Lincoln was looking for jobs he worked in the House of Representatives, and then he was in the Illinois General Assembly for eight straight years. Lincoln married Mary Todd Lincoln on Friday, November 4, 1842. They had 4 children; Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, and Thomas Lincoln were their children’s names. Lincoln was the first president of the Republican Party, mostly because he made the Republican Party. He was in office for four years (1861-1865). Abe was the first president to wear a beard and the tallest president at 6’4”. Lincoln is remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in the states that opposed the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation that Abraham Lincoln gave is one of the most famous speeches in American history. He is also remembered for leading the Union through the Civil War. Five days after the Civil War ended on a Good Friday, Lincoln was watching a play called “Our American Cousin”. That was the day John Wilkes Booth decided to kill Lincoln. He went up the stairs after a careful day of planning and shot Lincoln in the head. Lincoln was assassinated in office by John Wilkes Booth and was voted one of the world’s greatest presidents. __Resources__ http://www.littleknownfactsshow.com/presidents.html http://www.bestandworst.com/r/110825.htm http://www.answers.com/topic/abraham-lincoln http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html It is said that John Wilkes Booth was a spy for the South, so that is probably why Booth assassinated Lincoln. Booth, at his last play in the theatre, kept on pointing a harsh finger at him. Lincoln ’s favorite poem was //Mortality//. ** Why is Lincoln’s nickname Rail Splitter? ** When Lincoln was young he was known to split rails. __ Resources  __ Scott Foreman’s __Building a Nation__ http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln38.html http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln72.html
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 * Questions that you want answered! **
 * Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate President Lincoln? **
 * What signs did Booth show that he hated Lincoln? **
 * What was Abraham Lincoln’s favorite poem? **