WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN?WHO IS ABRAHAM LINCOLN?

By Group 6By Group 6Hannah, Bailey, HaileyHannah, Bailey, Hailey

ELA Unit 7 Autobiographies and Biographies GLE 23c, Social Studies Unit 6: GLE 27, 48

This is our story of Abraham Lincoln.

Abe Lincoln was our 16th President.

Abe was born February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Kentucky.

Abe’s Family moved to Indiana when he was 7.

Abe’s mom Nancy died when he was nine and Abe’s dad, Thomas remarried a woman named Sarah Bush Johnston. They lived in Indiana.

Abe Lincoln became a lawyer.

Abe got married to Mary Todd. Mary and Abe Lincoln had four sons. Their names were Robert, Edward, Willie and Tad.

Picture of Abe Lincoln and his youngest son Tad.

On March 4, 1861, Abe became the 16th President of America.

President Abraham Lincoln did not want slaves.

The south wanted slaves but the north did not.

The Civil War began in 1861. The North won in 1865.

Then the Civil War came and America split.

On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Abe and Mary Lincoln went to the Ford Theater to see a play.

Abe was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 at the Ford Theater. He died the next morning at 7:22.

Abraham Lincoln will always be remembered as a great American hero.

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Photos used are from the Microsoft PowerPoint Program and the website http://www.historyplace.com. For educational use

only.Photos of the Lincoln Memorial taken by Stacy Bodin.