Abraham Lincoln

1. Abraham Lincoln By William Horning Based on his Autobiography Started 9/28/11

2. Childhood • Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin county, Kentucky. • As a child he was sent to ABC schools for short periods, with his siblings. • 1817, his family moved to Spencer county, Indiana. • 1818, Lincoln’s mother died. • 1819, his father married Sally Johnson, a widow with three children. • 1819, Lincoln was kicked by a horse, and appeared dead. • 1828, at 19, Lincoln was hired by James Gentry, a merchant, to take a flat boat to New Orleans. • 1830, moved with his family to Illinois. He was then hired by Denton Offutt to take a flat boat to New Orleans. • 1832, fought in Blackhawk war.

3. Adult Years • 1832, Lincoln ran for state legislator, finished 8th of 13, and wasn’t elected. • He purchased partnership In general store, but soon went bankrupt. • 1834, elected to legislator. • Partnered in campaigns in 1840 and 1844. • 1836, Lincoln obtained law licenses. • 1837, moved to Springfield. • Lived above Joshua Speed’s general store without rent. • 1842, he married to Mary Todd. • 1846, was elected to congress. • Lincoln studied law until he ran for vice president in 1856, James Buchanan won. • 1860, elected as the 16thpresident. • 1861-1865, led Union in civil war, also made Emancipation Proclamation speech, and Gettysburg address. • 1864, Lincoln was reelected. • April 15, 1865, he died after being shot at Fords Theater.

4. Comparison Abraham Lincoln George Washington • Abraham Lincoln persevered by helping keep the North and South together and freeing slaves. Even though a lot of people were against him, he never backed down from his position, and he never let his country down. He knew what he had to do for his country, and he did it. He persevered, by spending all his time working to help his country and the people in it. He gave speeches, to the public to try to get them to help his cause. • George Washington persevered by helping free us from Great Britten even though they had a better army and navy, and people said that the British were too strong. He refused his position as a king or a ruler for life, because he thought that his country had worked to hard to free them selves from that.He did what he thought was right. He persevered for his country, and helped them endlessly.

5. How he persevered • Lincoln persevered by overcoming his lack of education. He also had to overcome the other runners in the elections. The voters also trusted that he would do what they wanted. Without the voters he had supporting him, he would have not come in first in the election. He was also always in command, and he never let his country down. He helped keep the United States together, through the civil war, and helped free slaves in our country. All the objectives he persevered through helped people, and led up to what he did for his country. He also had to have people trust him. He did that by helping people and by studying law. People knew then that they could trust him, and they knew that he knew what he was doing.

6. Bio Poem Abraham Who excels at law, leadership, and partnership Who stands for freedom, equality, and friendship Who is against slavery, killing, and unfairness Who gives his thoughts, resources, and time Who believes in himself, others, and his country Who would like to see his effect, freedom and fairness Lincoln