Abraham Lincoln 2. Assassination: When: 14th of April 1865‚ 10:15 pm Eastern Standard time. Where: Ford’s Theatre‚ Washington D.C‚ sitting in the presidential box. How: Shot by John Wilkes Booth. (Philadelphia Derringer pistol used) Who: John Wilkes Booth. He had two co-conspirators‚ Lewis Powell and David Herold. Why: John‚ the assassin‚ was a southern sympathizer‚ who wanted Abraham and two others dead‚ in order to inspire his country to win the war. John was mad at Abraham because
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Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12‚ 1809 – April 15‚ 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral‚ constitutional‚ and political crisis.[2][3] In doing so‚ he preserved the Union‚ abolished slavery‚ strengthened the federal government‚ and modernized the economy. Born in Hodgenville
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Presidential Outline Assignment #3 eE I. Abraham Lincoln‚ #16‚ II. Born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Hardin County‚ Kentucky III. In order to support his family‚ Lincoln had to be constantly working and this took a toll on his education. He had few periods enrolled in local schooling. He worked as a shopkeeper and a postmaster and eventually became involved in local politics as a supporter of the Whig Party‚ winning election to the Illinois state legislature in 1834. Lincoln taught himself law‚ passing the bar examination in 1836
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across the land of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. Thousands died in the bloodiest massacre in America’s history for the cause of unification and the of ending of slavery. Brothers‚ friends‚ cousins‚ caught on opposite sides of the fight were left with familiar faces being among those they killed. This was the reality for the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was the president at the time‚ and he was handed one of the most difficult dilemmas to ever face this country. How does one hold together a country torn at
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was looked at as one of the greatest presidents in history. He went through a great deal of obstacles to fight for what he believed in. The accomplishments he brought to our country would have been even greater if he wasn’t assassinated. As a child he knew that he was destined for greatness and he wanted to achieve more than what his family had. Lincoln was a brave and determined leader and personally one of my favorite presidents
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While all three presidents were amazing leaders‚ one of them was the best. Abraham Lincoln was our nations most influential and impactful leader. Abraham had freed the slaves and also had managed to not let the United States fall apart. However‚ as our first president and Father of America‚ George Washington did an incredible job also by raising the United States of America out of the ashes of Great Briain. Also‚ Thomas Jefferson had changed our nation too. By creating the American Library System
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great U.S Presidents chances are you will hear Abraham Lincoln’s name every time. He is one of the greatest icons for change in America. You will always hear people call him Honest Abe but even presidents don’t make the best choices and Abraham Lincoln isn’t an exception. Abraham Lincoln is just one of many leaders who isn’t perfect. The Civil War was a huge task for Abraham Lincoln. This was the war that took place during Lincoln’s term in office. Lincoln did everything he could to protect the Union
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the THE CIVIL WAR BY MARK HUDSON NOVEMBER 8‚ 2012 Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president during the civil war. Most people said he was the best president. During the civil war 3 million people went to war and 600‚000 died. He was born February 12‚ 1809‚ in Harden County‚ Kentucky. Both of his parents were born in Virginia. Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to study and become smart while he was working on a farm. He also split rails for fences‚ and worked in a
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Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter For my third outside reading essay‚ I read Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. This book tells the story of how Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires‚ but no one knew it. The whole story is just the narrator reading Abe’s secret journals on how he hunted vampires. In Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter‚ Abraham Lincoln has to fight many vampires to survive in the end. In the beginning of the book‚ Abe finds out a vampire kills his mother‚ so he
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Early life Main article: Abraham Lincoln’s early life and career Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln‚ two uneducated farmers. Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the 348 acre (1.4 km²) Sinking Spring Farm‚ in Nolin Creek‚ three miles (5 km) south of Hodgenville‚ in southeast Hardin County‚ Kentucky (now part of LaRue County)‚ an area which‚ at that time‚ was considered the "frontier." The name Abraham was chosen to commemorate his grandfather
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