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Birth
Born near the little town of hodgeenville. -
Mom died
Mother died of a mysterous desease Abraham was depressed for years. -
Almost died
Got kicked in the head by a horse and it was said that he was "dead fo a time". -
Moved
Moved to west illinois to try politics. -
Ran for legislature
He decided to run for the illinois legislature and lost because only his town voted for him. -
Post master
Andrew Jackson appointed Lincoln post master lincoln was suprised but accepted the job. -
Ran for legislatrure agan.
He ran for legislature again and got elected this time and got reelectrd in 1836,1838 and in1840. -
Polotician and lawyer
he was intrested in becoming a lawyer so he became a politician and a lawyer. -
Fourth term
He served fourth terrm in illinoys house of represenaives. -
Got married
Decided to marry Mary but the marrage got cancled then in 1842 they decded to marry again on november 4th. -
Had children
He had four sons Robert Todd, William,Thomas and Edward. -
Famous people
Walt Whitman wrote his first book of poetry Leaves Of Grass. -
Sports
Around this time basball was the most popular sport. -
More sports
Soldiers ayed football, fot racinng, wresling, baseball, and horse racing during the civil war to keep them intertained. -
President
He got elected priesident of the United States -
Fashon
Throught the civil war soldiers had dress codes but not all followed it. Federal officers had to wear a dress coat and were given light blue pants and black shoes they called "gunboats" and a cap called a kepi. most of the colors they wore were brown and gray and women wore big puffy dresses. -
Daily life
Chvil war was begining. By this time around more than 10% of the men at home had to serve in the war. -
Music
Soldiers sang songs to entertain themselfs and relieve home sickness and lonlieness they also sang while they marched to keep themselfs in spep with eachother. -
My fact
During the cvil war nearley 680,000 of the men died leaving their loved ones at home the family eould scan the lists of casualities in newspapers after a batle for their husbands name. -
Civil war
After Aberham was elected priesident the civil war begins. -
More daily life
Around this time a law was passd saying that men whoowned more than 20 slaves did not have to join the army. -
Soldiers daily life
Some southern armys sold cotton to northerners and used he money it earned to buy the supplies they needed. -
Emanciation proclamation
Aberham helped write the final verson of the emancipation proclimation. -
Popular music
"Dixie" was a popular type of music with the politicians around this time. -
Death
He was asassinated in washngtion , D.C. during a play.
