Abraham Lincoln is widely known for his freeing of the slaves and for being the United States sixteenth president but, Lincoln did a lot before his time in presidency. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in February of 1809 to his father Thomas, who did not possess the skill of reading but indeed was a strong father figure even though Abe did not get along very well with him and to Nancy Hanks who died when Abe was small. Abe did numerous chores around the house and farm for a while until he turned seventeen when he started work for a ferryboat. Abe fell in love with working on the water so he decided to build himself a flatboat and bring farm produce to New Orleans via the Mississippi River. The family moved a second time ending up in Illinois where
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When he became president this prompted for some problems that were about to happen during his presidency. Several states became to leave the Union before Lincoln was even inaugurated and ultimately laying the grounds for the civil war to begin. Abe had done an outstanding job keeping the union together and pushing down against the fight dividing the nation. The victory of the civil war for the Union brought the Emancipation Proclamation, another event that Lincoln is well-known for. After all of this going on Lincoln surely did not think he would have a shot at reelection but it was clear the people wanted Abraham Lincoln as the president for he had dignity and morality like no other.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and in this case it was the end of a life of a huge historical figure. Abraham Lincoln was killed on April 14, 1865. He was assassinated by the famous John Wilkes Booth while enjoying a play with his wife. His memory lives on and many still live by his touching words and meaningful speeches
When he became president this prompted for some problems that were about to happen during his presidency. Several states became to leave the Union before Lincoln was even inaugurated and ultimately laying the grounds for the civil war to begin. Abe had done an outstanding job keeping the union together and pushing down against the fight dividing the nation. The victory of the civil war for the Union brought the Emancipation Proclamation, another event that Lincoln is well-known for. After all of this going on Lincoln surely did not think he would have a shot at reelection but it was clear the people wanted Abraham Lincoln as the president for he had dignity and morality like no other.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and in this case it was the end of a life of a huge historical figure. Abraham Lincoln was killed on April 14, 1865. He was assassinated by the famous John Wilkes Booth while enjoying a play with his wife. His memory lives on and many still live by his touching words and meaningful speeches