Lincoln’sbiography.ppt

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1、Lincoln’sBoyhoodYearsAbrahamLincolnwasborninalogcabinin1809inKentucky.HisparentswereThomasandNancyLincoln.TheLincolnslivedonthefarmwhereAbrahamwasbornfortwoyears.Lincoln’sBoyhoodYearsWhenAbrahamwas8yearsold,hisfamilymovedtoIndiana.Hehelpedhisfatherbuildalogcab

2、inwhichwasreadytoliveinduringthewinterof1817.Lincoln’sBoyhoodYearsAbrahamlovedtoread,butthefamilywaspoorandtheboycouldnotgetmanybooks.Abewouldreadwheneverhecould,evenwhileherestedfromplowingthefields!AbrahamGrowsUpLincolngrewtobeatallandstrongteenager.In1828,a

3、t19,hehelpedtotakeaflatboatdowntheOhioRivertoNewOrleans.ThereLincolnsawforthefirsttimeslavesbeingsoldinthemarketplace.Lincolnwouldworktoendslaveryfortherestofhislife.AbrahamGrowsUpLincolnstudiedlawinhissparetimeandbecamealawyerin1836.LincolnmetMaryTodd,alively

4、girlfromKentucky.TheyweremarriedinNovemberof1842whenLincolnwas33yearsold.Lincoln'sEarlyPoliticsLincolnbelievedthattheUnitedStatesstoodforfreedomforall.HewantedtobecomeaUnitedStatesSenator.In1858,LincolndebatedStephenDouglaswhowasalsoacandidatefortheSenatefromI

5、llinois.Thetwomenmadespeechesinsevencities,debatingtheissueofslavery.Lincoln'sEarlyPoliticsManypeopleinthecountryduringthistimeownedslaves.TherewerealsomanyAmericanswhothoughtslaverywaswrong.AbrahamLincolnthoughtthatthisargumentaboutslaverywasdividingthecountr

6、y.Lincolnworkedhardtoendslaveryandmademanypowerfulspeechestospreadhisideas.Lincoln'sEarlyPoliticsBecauseoftheLincoln-Douglasdebates,LincolnbecameknownacrosstheUnitedStates.Lincolndecidedtorunforpresidentin1860.LincolnAsPresidentLincolnbecamethe16thPresidentoft

7、heUnitedStatesonMarch4,1861.Itwasadifficulttimetobepresident.ManySouthernstateswhodidnotagreewithLincolnaboutslaveryseceded,ordeclaredthattheywerenotapartoftheUnitedStates.TheCivilWarbeganinApril,1861.LincolnAsPresidentUnderLincoln’sleadership,hisUnionarmywont

8、heCivilWarin1865.Thenationwasreunitedandthesalvesweresetfree.Thepeoplelovedhimasaninspiringleaderandawise,warm-hearted,honestman.Buttheslaveownersandthosewhohadgrownrichontheworkof