Background of Abe Lincoln

By: Ashley Padilla & Nikki Dentzman

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The beginnings ...

• Abe was born on Feb. 12th, 1809 in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

• He attended a frontier school no more than a year.

• He was mainly self educated although his whole life he said “git,” “thar,” and “heered.”

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Abe’s Youth• Abe shone in his community

as a wrestler and a weight lifter. (He also was an amazing storyteller. He told of amusing and earthy stories.)

• As a young adult, he spent some time as a log splitter ... among other pioneer like things. :)

• Also he was such a sweetheart and disliked killing animals or harming them, even for food.

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Mary Todd Lincoln.!

• She was born on Dec. 13, 1818. in Lexington, Kentucky.

• Born into the wealthy Todd family. (She grew up in a 14-room mansion.!)

• Was only 21 when she met Abe Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.

• Abe proposed one year after their meeting in Springfield.

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Mary Todd Lincoln.!

• Abe and Mary Todd were married on Nov. 4, 1842. (Many said that Lincoln married above him socially.)

• Her parents didn’t approve of the marriage because of Abe’s poor background.

• Mary Todd Lincoln’s enemy’s called her a “she wolf ” because she was so high strung.

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Growing up...• Aug. 4, 1834 - Lincoln runs

for the state legislature and wins the election where he serves 2 successful terms.

• Sept. 9, 1836 - Lincoln received a license to practice law and became a lawyer in Illinois.

• March 3, 1837 - Abe makes his fist speech against slavery.

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Order in the court!• June 18, 1840 - Lincoln

argues his first case before the IL Supreme Court.

• He was known as “Honest Abe” partly because he would refuse cases that we would have to suspend his conscience to defend.

• INTERESTING: Lincoln would use his stovetop top hat to store important letters, notes, and even bills in.

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Political Life

• Lincoln was a Whig politician.

• Abe served one term in congress. (1847-1849)

• He created a National Banking System with the National Banking Act of 1863. (This resulted in a national currency.)

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A growing Family

• Robert Todd Lincoln was born on Aug. 1, 1843.

• Edward Baker Lincoln was born Mar. 10, 1846. (Dies on Feb. 1, 1850 due to illness)

• William Wallace Lincoln was born on Dec. 21 1850.

• Thomas “Tad” Lincoln was born on April 4, 1853.

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Lincoln & Family

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R.I.P. Abe

• Died on April 15, 1865.

• John Wilkes Booth came into the box, pulled a gun to Lincoln’s head, and pulled the trigger leaving Mary Todd screaming holding his body.

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Fun Facts About Abe• First president to have a beard.

• He was the tallest President. (Stood at 6’4”)

• He ran a store in New Salem.

• As president, he owned cats, dogs, horses, and a turkey.

• One week before his death, he had a dream that someone in the White House died. When he asked who died, someone said the president and he saw his own face in the casket.

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Cites

• http://www.alincoln-library.com/facts-about-abraham-lincoln.shtml

• http://www.alplm.org/timeline/timeline.html

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• http://americancivilwar.com/north/lincoln_1863.jpg

• http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Books/B1/B1583/MAIN/images/171logcabin.jpg

• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/lincoln/aa_lincoln_youth_2_e.jpg

• http://awesometalks.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/mary_todd_lincoln.jpg

Photo Credits

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