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Abraham was born
Abraham was born on Febuary 12th 1805 in Hodgville, Kentucky -
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Abraham Lincoln
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Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Abrahams mom died when Abraham was only 9 years old. She died of Tremetol (milk sickness) at age 34. The event devastated him. -
Moved
The Lincolns were forced to move to Indiana -
Moved again
The family had to migrate again to Macon county, Illinois. When his Father moved the family again to Coles county, 22 year old Abraham Lincoln struck out on his own. -
Black Hawk war
Black Hawk war broke out between Native Americans and the United States. -
Marrige
Abraham was married to a lady named Mary Todd. Later on they had kids but out of the four of them only one,Robert ,survived to adulthood. -
Slavery
Abraham Lincoln was trying to stop slavery. And worked for the most part. -
Confident
He felt confident enough to reshape the cause of the war from union abolishing slavery -
Slaves were to be free
Proclamation which said that all individuals who were slaves were to be free. -
Assassinated
1865 April 15th- Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in the theaters John Wilkes booth at ford's theater in Washington by a well-know actor and confederate sympathizer.