Abraham LincolnA legend among men
By Daniel Johnson & Mai Nguyen
Overview
• Early life• Early political career• The road to presidency
Lincoln’s childhood
• Born in Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin in Kentucky
• Moved to Indiana in 1816 then to Illinois in 1830
• Decided not to move back to Indiana with his father in 1831.
Family ties
• Siblings: Sarah Grigsby
• Wife: Mary Todd• Children:
Robert Edward
William Thomas
Robert & Edward Lincoln
William & Thomas Lincoln
Lincoln’s Jobs Before Presidency• A clerk• A candidate
and soldier• A postmaster
The road to the Presidency
• In 1836, re-elected and became a leader of the Whig Party
• Received license to practice Law
First known Photograph of Lincoln, about 1846
• In 1846, became a national politician
• In 1847, moved to Washington, D.C and served there for 2 years.
Slavery the main focus of his presidency
• In 1854, re-enter politics, opposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
• In 1856, helped organize the new Republican Party of Illinois.
• 1857, spoke against the Dred Scott Decision.
• In 1858, run for Senator of Illinois.
Lincoln’s letter to Douglas
“House Divided” speech at the state convention in Springfield
Nominee for president - 1860
• Received 180 of 303 electoral votes
• 40% of population vote
13 states left the union (pictured in red)
President Lincoln among the crowd at Gettysburg November 1863
• June 1864, nominated for 2nd term as President.
• November 1864, defeated Democrat George B. McClellan with 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55% of population votes.
• March 1865, delivered his second Inaugural Address.
Theatre box(balcony) Lincoln sat in at the Ford Theatre
Funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue - April 19, 1865
I will see you in the next chapter if you want to know more about me!!!