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Lincoln's Birth
Lincoln is born on February 12th in Kentucky. -
Lincoln Moves
Lincoln and his family move to Indiana. -
Becomes Postmaster
Lincoln becomes the postmaster of New Salem, Illinois. -
House of Reps.
Lincoln wins the election to the Illinois House or Representatives. -
Law License
Lincoln earns his own law license from the Supreme Court of Illinois. -
Lincoln Gets Married
Lincoln gets married to a woman named Mary Todd. -
U.S. House of Reps.
Lincoln wins the election of the United States House of Representatives. -
Competing For Senate
Lincoln competes with Douglas campaigning for U.S. Senate. -
Elected as U.S. President
Abraham Lincoln gets elected for the President of the United States. -
Lincoln's Oath
Lincoln takes the oath to get into office. -
Freed Slaves
Lincoln tells his plan to free the slaves. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st of 1863 -
Gettysburg Win
The union soldiers win the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle took 3 days and many soldiers had died. -
Re-elected
Lincoln gets another term for President. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment has abolished slavery. -
Civil War is Over
Lincolns hard work payed off. The Civil War is over and the union (north) won. -
Lincoln Shot
John Wilkes Booth sneaks up behind Abraham Lincoln and shoots him in Ford's Theatre. -
Lincoln's Death
Abe Lincoln dies in the morning on April 15h, 1865