Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. The family moved to Indiana and 8 year old Abe helped his father build another log house. A year later his mother died and his father remarried.
Lincoln had less than a year of schooling. Books were scarce and so was paper. Sometimes he would walk for miles to borrow a book. One of his favorites was The Life of George Washington.
By the time he was 17, he knew that he wanted to be a lawyer. As he worked in many other jobs, Lincoln studied to be a lawyer. In 1836 he passed the test and achieved this dream.
He was inaugurated president in March of 1861. Five weeks later the Civil War began. Lincoln had two main goals; he wanted to free the slaves and e wanted the United States to remain one nation.
He quoted from the Bible, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." He was able to realize both of his goals. In 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves and the country was able to remain a united nation.
Lincoln died after being shot at a theatre performance in Washington, D.C.
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Abraham Lincoln Instructional Unit
Andrew Ferguson
on
The Land of Lincoln
(audio podcast)
May 7, 2009
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