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Abraham Lincoln

Published on Mar 22, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

BY: MARK MCDEARMAN
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WHEN AND WHERE HE WAS BORN.

LINCOLN WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 12, 1809, IN HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY.
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FACTS ABOUT LINCOLN

  • Grew up in Indiana
  • He was 56 when he died
  • His father was a farmer
  • He didn't even attend college
  • Abraham chopped wood as a kid
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ABRAHAM AND HIS WIFE

  • Her name was Mary Todd
  • They moved in together in Springfield, Illinois
  • They had a total of 4 kids
  • They even had a dog
  • It was a hunting dog named Fido
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OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS

  • He was the 16th President of the U.S.
  • He lived in the White House for a while
  • Fought in the Battle of Antietam
  • His first job was bringing cargo up and down the Mississippi River
  • He also wrote the Gettysburg Address
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ABRAHAM'S DEATH

  • Shot by John Wilkes Booth
  • This was at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
  • He was still the President while shot
  • He was shot on April 15, 1865
  • His life started on February 12, 1809 and finished April 15, 1865
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