Abraham Lincoln

By abood19851

  • Abraham Lincoln birth

    Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. His parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln.
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    Abraham Lincoln

  • His mother dies

    Abraham Lincoln was 9 years when his mother passed away.

  • Lincoln's River Journey

    Lincoln grew to be a tall and strong teenager. In 1828, at 19, he helped take a flatboat down the Ohio River to New Orleans.

  • Lincoln Receives Law License

    Lincoln became a lawyer. He first practiced law in Springfield, Illinois.

  • Speech Against Slavery

    Lincoln makes his first public speech against slavery

  • Abraham Married Mary Todd

    Lincoln met Mary Todd, a girl from Kentucky. He got married when he was 33 years old.

  • Civil War starts

    Lincoln's Union army fought the Southern Confederate armies.

  • Lincoln became the president of th US

    It was a difficult time to be president. as there was a lot of people did not agree with Lincoln about slavery seceded.

  • Abraham Lincoln dies

    Lincoln was at Ford's theater when he got shot.