Abraham Lincoln Info
- Abraham Lincoln was born on Sunday,Febuary 12,1809
- dad was Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln
- sister was Sarah Lincoln
- he married Mary Todd in1842
- over the next 11 years they had 4 children
- in 1844 he became a famous attorney
- in 1846 he ran for the United States House of Representatives and won
- in 1847 he moves into a bording house in Washington D.C. with wife and kids
- in 1857 he speaks against the Dred Scott decision
- on May 18,1860 he was nominated to be President of the United States
- on November 6,1860 he was elected the 16th President of the United States and first Republician
- in 1862 he issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
- in 1863 he signs the Emancipation Proclamation
- on November 19,1863 he delivers the Gettysburg Address
-in 1865 he gets shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater