Abraham Lincoln

By MasonT

  • Lincoln's Birth

    Lincoln is born on February 12th in Kentucky.

  • Lincoln Moves

    Lincoln and his family move to Indiana.

  • Becomes Postmaster

    Lincoln becomes the postmaster of New Salem, Illinois.

  • House of Reps.

    Lincoln wins the election to the Illinois House or Representatives.

  • Law License

    Lincoln earns his own law license from the Supreme Court of Illinois.

  • Lincoln Gets Married

    Lincoln gets married to a woman named Mary Todd.

  • U.S. House of Reps.

    Lincoln wins the election of the United States House of Representatives.

  • Competing For Senate

    Lincoln competes with Douglas campaigning for U.S. Senate.

  • Elected as U.S. President

    Abraham Lincoln gets elected for the President of the United States.

  • Lincoln's Oath

    Lincoln takes the oath to get into office.

  • Freed Slaves

    Lincoln tells his plan to free the slaves.

  • Emancipation Proclomation

    Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st of 1863

  • Gettysburg Win

    The union soldiers win the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle took 3 days and many soldiers had died.

  • Re-elected

    Lincoln gets another term for President.

  • 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment has abolished slavery.

  • Civil War is Over

    Lincolns hard work payed off. The Civil War is over and the union (north) won.

  • Lincoln Shot

    John Wilkes Booth sneaks up behind Abraham Lincoln and shoots him in Ford's Theatre.

  • Lincoln's Death

    Abe Lincoln dies in the morning on April 15h, 1865