3.  Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809  His mother died when he was three  Worked as a paper man  Had 4 children  He was elected as president when he went to the Illinois General Assembly

4.  He had one year of schooling  Practical joker  Won over the huge crowd with his passion  Stopped slavery

5.  One of his sons died at age three  They called him “ The Rail Candidate”  He studied every second of the day to get his law license  His family was divided because of slavery