Abraham lincoln

Introduction

• One of our greatest presidents
• President during the Civil War
• Elected twice
• Known as the "Great Emancipator"
• Remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation

Early Life

• Born 2-12-1809 in Kentucky
• Moved to Indiana as a young boy
• Raised by father and stepmother
• Lived in log cabin

In Politics

• Self-taught as a lawyer
• Spent 8 years in Illinois House of Representatives
• In 1858 ran for Senate against Stephen Douglas
• Lincoln-Douglas debates
• Lincoln lost the election