Abraham Lincoln
Published on Mar 19, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Abraham Lincoln Early Life
- February 12, 1809, Hodgenville, KY
- Thomas Lincoln: Farmer Nancy Lincoln:Seamstress
Abraham Lincoln Education
- No school, because Abraham taught himself to read. He taught himself to be a lawyer ta house.
- He studied what he should do--thought of learning the blacksmith trade--thought of trying to study law
Abraham Lincoln Career
- he was doing a lawyer and a state representative.
- Lincoln worked as a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, militia soldier, and became a lawyer in Illinois
Family Background
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- William Wallace Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln
Reason For Running For President
- Lincoln had left politics but was brought back into politics because of the Dred Scott case & the Kansas Nebraska Act.
- 1. He was the only president to have a patent: Lincoln invented a device to free steamboats that ran aground. 2. He practiced law without a degree. Lincoln had about 18 months of formal schooling.
Presidential Information
- March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
- National Union Party
