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Abe was born
February 12: Abraham Lincoln is born. He was bron in Nolin Creek in Kentucky. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln. -
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Abes Life
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Abe marries Mary Todd in Springfield
A reason he married her is becuase she had wealthy parents.Also she received her education in very good all-girl schools where she advanced in cultural studies and the arts. Lastly she was very attractive. -
Abe fails to get Whig nomination for U.S. Congress
Abe dident win becuase they belived that General Winfield Scott was better. Abe was very faustrated about this so he set up his own law practice and makes a partnership with Logan. He succed. -
Robert Todd Lincoln, is born.
This was licolns first child. He turned out to be an American lawyer. Also he was the secretary of war. -
Decides to run for U.S. Senate instead
He won the election. He ran agianst Stephen A. Douglas. He did not like the kanas nebraska act -
Abe assits Republican presidential candidate
Abe campaigns in Illinois for John C. Fremont the Republican presidential candidate. -
Nominated as Republican senator from Illinois
He was running agianst Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. He lost the election. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as 16th U.S. president
Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular votes. He ran agianst John C. Breckinridge. Abe won the election -
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia
This ends the Civil War. The union wins. This means that all the states that have seced have to come back to the union -
Abe Lincoln Dies
President Lincoln and his wife Mary go to Ford's Theater to see the play "Our American Cousin." During the third act of the play John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head at approx 10:13 p.m. The next day Abe dies.
