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Abraham Lincoln was born
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He had a brother and a sister but both died at infancy. -
The Lincoln family was forced to move to Illinois
Due to a land dipute, the Lincoln family was forced to move to Illinois -
Abraham's mother died due to tremetol
Abraham's mother died when he was 9 years old due to a milk sickness called "tremetol" -
Abraham started his law career in 1834
Was elected the state legislature of Illinois as a member of the whig party. -
Abraham moved to Springfeild Illinois to study law
Studied law at John T Stuart law firm -
Abraham became engaged to Mary Todd
After seeing each other for a few months, Abraham became engaged to Mary Todd -
Abraham married Mary Todd
After breaking up in 1841, the met again a year later and decided to get married. they would eventually have 4 children but only one made it to adulthood named Robert. -
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives
Served in a single term from 1847-1849 -
Joined the republican party.
Lincoln joined the Republican Party in 1856 -
Lincoln was elected president
Lincoln was elected president on May 18, 1860. he got 180 of the 303 votes. -
The Civil War broke out across America
The Civil war broke out across america only 1 year after Abraham Lincoln was elected prestident. -
The Emancipation Prociamation
The Emancipation Prociamation was issued so that all slaves could have the right to all things in America -
The Civil War ended
Almost 1 year after the Civil War had started, the two generals declared an end to the Civil War and there was now peace between the North and South. -
Abraham Lincoln died
Was assasinated in Washington DC while at john wilkes booth at ford's theater