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Abraham Lincoln was born
On February 12, 1809 he was born near Hodgeville, Kentucky -
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Lincoln's Life
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Moved to Indiana
When he was seven, him and his family moved to Indiana and he grew up on the edge of the frontier. -
First Visit to a Big City
At age 19, he took a produce-laden flatboat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. -
Moved to Illinois
Only two years after he went to a big city he moved with his family. -
Studied Law And Campained
He campained for a seat on the Illinois State Legislature, he did not win his first campain but he did win in 1834. -
Sold his General Store
After Co-Owning a general store for several year he had to sell it so he could enlist as a militia captain to defend Illinois in the Black Hawk War. -
Marriage to Mary Todd
In 1842 they got married and had 4 sons even though her parents opposed. -
Republican Party
Lincoln joined the Republican Party and joined the argument over segregation. -
The Election of 1860
His anti-slavery platform did not make his popular in the South so his nomination for President in 1860 made them very mad. However, on November 6, 1860 we won without any votes from the south. -
Decision to Fight
Instead of letting the Southern states withdraw from the Union, he felt it was his duty as President to preserve the Union. -
Start of the Civil War
On April 12, 1861, the Civil War started. The first bombardment of Fort Sumter was in South Carolina. -
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Civil War
On April 12, 1861 the Civil War started. It officially ended on May 9, 1865. The 4 year battle in the US was over. -
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation was established. This law said "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free". -
Election of 1864
Lincoln feared he would not win, but in the final months of his campaign, things turned around. he won the election, leading him into his second term. -
The Death of Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated while he was watching a play in Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.. He was shot from behind by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth.
