ABRAHAM LINCOLN

"MY DREAM IS A PLACE AND

Hodgenville, KY

• February 12,1809 Lincoln was born
• Stayed there until he was two

CHILDHOOD

• Lincoln had a sister named Sarah (was known as Sally)
• His parents were Nancy and Tom Lincoln
• He lived in a one room log cabin
• He was the second child

TEENAGE YEARS

• Grew very tall and strong
• Abe worked with his neighbors and other business people
• At the age of 22, he packed a few things and moved to The new Salem, Illinois
• Abe rarely talked about his family background
• When Tom Lincoln died in 1851, Abe did not attend the funeral

ADULT LIFE

• Abe moved to Springfield Illinois
• Met Mary and ended up getting married
• Has four kids, Robert Todd, Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas

PRESIDENT LIFE

• Built the Republican Party into a strong national orginzation
• Declared the slaves forever free with the Confederacy
• Rallied most of the Northern Democrats to the Union cause

FORD'S THEATER

• Lincoln decided to watch a play with his wife Mary
• A person named John Wilkes Booth ended shooting Lincoln
• Was shot in the back of the head
• Was carried out across the street

The Petersen House

• Was carried out to the back of the house
• Was put down diagonally on the bed
• Died at 7:22 the next morning

SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS

• Died on April 15, 1865
• Died at the age of 56
• He was buried in the in the Oak Bridge Cemetery

THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL

• Was to honor the 16th president
• The exterior was a classic Greek Temple
• Had the names of the 36 states above the Colonnade in the Union at the time
• Above this the 48 states present of the Memorial's Dedication

LINCOLN'S PORTAIT

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vJLJdrS_Go
• Was made all about Abraham Lincoln
• Talked about what he did and said
• An orchestra played while making this

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