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Can you name this important person?
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He was born on February 12, 1809 in a cabin in Kentucky.
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He loved reading when he was a child and would walk miles just to borrow a book.
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He worked as a storekeeper, postmaster, and surveyor when he was in his 20s. After that he began practicing law.
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He married Mary Todd. Slavery was happening in the South at this time.
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This man thought slavery was wrong. He became president in 1861 and the United States had a Civil War soon after. It was the North versus the South.
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He signed the Emancipation Proclamation and ended slavery.
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He is Abraham Lincoln!
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