February 12, April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln ew=detail&id=4E9ADC5F6C8E41DABAFA21C7B6FB234306C62A57&selectedIn dex By: Kyle Johnson

Life Leading up to politics Born in Kentucky February 12, 1809 where he lived for only about 7 years Abe spent the rest of his childhood on a farm in Indiana He attended school for less than a year, gaining most of his education by reading books In 1831 he left his family and moved to New Salem, Illinois where he began to study law

Slavery Coming into office in 1861 slavery was a huge problem in the United States It had caused the country to split into two resulting in a war Lincolns views on slavery were that it was wrong and should be declared illegal

Civil War The Civil War was a war between the North and the South, started over views on slavery Lincoln served as commander in chief during the War for the North Though he opposed slavery he fought to preserve the Union, not to end slavery

Outcome of War Southern General Lee surrenders to the Union Emancipation Proclamation: Document written by Lincoln stating all slaves were free Freed hundreds of thousands of slaves 13 th Amendment: Abolished slavery in the United States. Passed by the Congress on January 31, th Amendment: Gave citizenship rights to former slaves. Passed by congress July 9, ledtL4/s1600/0606_Emancipation_Proclamation_630x420.jpg

Lincoln-Douglas Debates In 1858 Abraham Lincoln battled Stephan Douglas in a intense 7 debates for a seat in the Senate Douglas supported the idea that people should chose to support or prohibit slavery on their owned property Lincoln battled back saying slavery was immoral and wrong An event Lincoln spoke about was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case saying that it denied all rights to African Americans debates-changed-america

Other Achievements Lincoln created a national banking system with the National Banking Act in 1863 Resulting in a standardized currency In 1834 Lincoln was elected to the state legislature aligned with the Whig party In 1847 Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives as a member of the Whig party Won reelection shortly before being assassinated

John Wilkes Booth Assassinator of Abraham Lincoln Killed on the evening of April 14, 1865 while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington John Booth, a well known actor of the time, shot Lincoln in the back of the head Booth tried to flee but didn’t make it far before being found and killed