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Abraham Lincoln

  • Abraham Lincoln's Birth

    Abraham Lincoln's Birth
    Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky. He grew up and got raised there.
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    Abraham Lincoln

  • Abraham's Tough Loss

    Abraham's  Tough Loss
    Abraham's mother Nancy Hanks dies of milk sickness.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
    The Missouri Compromise sets a boundary line between free and slave states.
  • Sarah Lincoln's death

    Sarah Lincoln's death
    Abraham Lincoln's sister Sarah Lincoln dies giving birth
  • Abraham Lincoln's Flatboat

    Abraham Lincoln's Flatboat
    Abraham Lincoln worked on a cargo flatboat bound for New Orleans.
  • Abraham Lincoln moves away

    Abraham Lincoln moves away
    Abraham seperates from his family, settling in to New Salem, Illinois.
  • The Black Hawk War

    The Black Hawk War
    Abraham Lincoln volunteered as a captain in The Black Hawk War.
  • The Illinois State Legislature

    The Illinois State Legislature
    Abraham loses bid for the Illinois State Legislature.
  • Abrham Lincoln's job

    Abrham Lincoln's job
    Abraham lincoln becomes paperboy of New Salem, Illinois.
  • Abraham Lincoln's surveyor job

    Abraham Lincoln's surveyor job
    Abraham LIncoln works as a land surveyor
  • Elected for the Illinois State Legislature

    Elected for the Illinois State Legislature
    At age 24 Abraham Lincoln gets elected for the Illinois State Legislature
  • Abraham Lincoln's house

    Abraham Lincoln's house
    Abraham Lincoln purchased a house in Springfield
  • Abraham's law partner

    Abraham's law partner
    Abraham partners up with William Herndon.
  • The U.S Congress

    The U.S Congress
    Abraham Lincoln was elected to U.S Congress as a Whig Representative.
  • Abraham Lincoln moves

    Abraham Lincoln moves
    Abraham's family moves away from Springfield to Washington.
  • The 16th President

    The 16th President
    Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States.
  • Abraham Lincoln gets shot

    Abraham Lincoln gets shot
    Abraham Lincoln gets shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's theater in Washington D.C
  • Abraham Lincoln's Death

    Abraham Lincoln's Death
    Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 a.m. from gunshot wounds.