President Abraham Lincoln
By: Amelia Polyviou
Significant Moments
During Presidency
The Emancipation Proclamation
January 1st, 1863, this document allowed African Americans to
be free (no longer slaves)
and the right to serve in the military as well as allowed them to fight for their country
against the Confederates who still supported slavery.
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The Gettysburg Address
The speech was given November 19th, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where the battle defeating the Confederacy during the Civil War took place. Lincoln's speech was aimed at honoring those who fought in the Civil War for freedom and ensuring that the freedom they fought for will not go unnoticed.
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
April 15th, 1865, at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C, President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, who was not a supporter of Lincoln's agenda to free African American slaves.
Important Dates
March 1st, 1861: Lincoln gets inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States
July 4th, 1863: Lincoln announces the victory on the battlefield at Gettysburg
October 3rd, 1863: Lincoln issues a national day of thanks (which would later become Thanksgiving) which is to take place on the last Thursday in November
Early Life/ Life Before Presidency
Lincoln was born February 12th, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. As a teenager he worked on a ferryboat where he acquired lumber, which he then used to build his home.
He later moved to Illinois, worked as a clerk in general store, and proceeded to study law to become part of the Illinois legislature after running for office but unsuccessfully earning the spot.
After practicing law, Lincoln went on to serve 4 terms in the state legislature. After those four terms, he joined the House of Representatives Whig Party, but disagreed with some of their claims.
Lincoln left the Whig Party and joined the Republican Party in 1856. He then became a prominent leader in the Republican Party, going on to join the U.S Senate. Lincoln's influence within the government motivated him to run for President, which he ultimately won in 1860.