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Abraham Lincolns Birthday
Born in Kentucky -
Moves to Indiana
Where he helps with farm work -
Takes a trip
He takes a trip to New Orleans and witnesses slavery first hand. -
Lincoln is elected
He is elected into the Illinois State Legislature. -
Lincoln is elected
He is elected into the U.S. Congress -
Lincoln debates
He debates Stephen Douglas on slavery, gaining national attention. -
Lincoln is President
He is elected as the 16th president of the United States -
Civil War
The Civil War begins as Southern states secede from the Union -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freeing enslaved people in Confederate states. -
Gettysburg Address
Delivers speech calling for unity and freedom. -
End of Civil War
the Union wins and slavery is abolished. -
Assassination
Lincoln is assassinated at Fords Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.