ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S PRESIDENCY

House Divided speech

• The House Divided speech was in the year of 1858.
• "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
• Abe wrote this speech to influence the hearts and minds of his government.

YEARS OF PRESIDENCY

• Abe was president during the Civil War.
• He was the 16th President of the United States.
• Stephen A. Douglas was Abe’s fight against Presidency and slavery.

ABE’S BACKSTORY

• Abraham was born in a small cabin.
• He lost all of his family of mother, father, and siblings when he was 14 years old.
• In 1837, Abe moved to Springfield, Illinois and became a lawyer.

ABE’S FAMILY

• Abe had a mother who died giving birth.
• A father who died
• Abe was 14 years old when he had lost all of his family.

ALL OF THE WEB SITES USED IN THE MAKEING OF THIS SLID

• excerpt from House Divided speech in 1858 www.pbs.org.
• kahnacademy.org :The eve of the Civil War Unit Test ushistory.org 34. The War Behind the Lines.