I learned about him in kindergarten last year and since then I've been collecting all the information I can about him. Right now I can say he is my favorite person in history. Here are some things I know about him.He was the 16th President of United States of America, from 1861 to 1865. Abraham Lincoln was born in log cabin in Hodgenville Kentucky, February 12 1809.
He was a very tall man (6'4"), do you know that some people believe he had Marfan Syndrome, I have Marfan Syndrome too, just like him.
Some facts that I know about Abraham Lincoln:
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| My first visit to the Lincoln memorial |
- He was married to Mary Todd
- He helped end slavery
- He was killed in Ford's theater
- John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865
- The play he was watching was "Our American cousin"
- His nickname was "honest Abe"
- Before president he was a lawyer
- The president after him was Andrew Johnson
- He loved to read
- He is in the five dollars bill and the penny
- He is often called America's greatest president
- He moved to Springfield
- They had four children (boys) but only one of them survived past eighteen
- .Lincoln was president during the civil war
What was the civil war about?
Well this is what I know about the civil war.The South wanted to separate from the U.S.A and call themselves the Confederate States of America, and the north states where the Union States of America. They were fighting because the south didn't agree with Mr. president.The South wanted slaves and the North didn't..The South had 11 States (their uniform was gray) and the North had 23 States (uniform was blue).
Alana, did you know Lincoln opened a dry goods store but it failed miserable. He also was the postmaster of his town and had the worst efficiency rate in the country. I guess he made a better President than business man! :)
ReplyDeletemy favorite Lincoln quote is: "Whatever you are, be a good one."
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