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This is Abraham Lincoln. He was
the sixteenth (16th) President of the United States.
He served 2 terms as
president.
Abraham Lincoln was the ______ president of the United States.
•12th
•14th
•16th
His nickname was ______________.
•Tall Mr. President•Honest Abe•Abe the babe
He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. His home was so small it can fit inside a museum!
He was born in ____________ in a __________ ______________.
•Kentucky, tree house•Kentucky, log cabin•Kentucky, apartment building
He was from Kentucky. He worked as a lawyer in Illinois.
Illinois
Kentucky
Map of the United States of
America
He taught himself to read!
Abraham Lincoln was a smart man. He taught himself to _____________.
•swim•read•sing
Abraham Lincoln was very poor, he taughthimself to read and became a____________ before being president.
• lawyer• surveyor• judge• cop
He proclaimed (said) that slaves should be
free people.
Many people were angry at him because
of this.
Abraham Lincoln thought that slaves should be ______.
• free• expensive• men
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation, which
eventually led to the freeing of all
slaves in the USA.
President Lincoln issued the _________ ________ to free the slaves.
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Constitution
• Lincoln speech
He was President
during the Civil War.
He fought this war to keep the states united.
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gave many speeches. His most famous speech is the Gettysburg Address, a short speech that said how a country must be dedicated to human freedom in order to survive.
Lincoln’s most famous speech is called the _______ ______.
• Get dressed
• Gettysburg Address
• Civil war document
The Lincoln Memorial was made to honor President Lincoln. It is in Washington, D.C.
President Lincoln can be found on the front penny. What is on the back of the penny?
Which coin is Abraham Lincoln on?
Mount Rushmore
Abraham Lincoln can be found on Mount Rushmore. Can you find him? Who else do you recognize?
Assassination
President Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth (an actor). Lincoln had been attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died the next morning. He was the first US president ever assassinated. Andrew Johnson (Lincoln's Vice-President) became the next US President.
Who is this President?
He was the sixteenth (16th) President.
Abraham Lincoln
What do we know about him?
He was called “Honest Abe.”
He taught himself to read.
He was born in a log cabin.
He fought to keep America together.
He said that slaves should be free.
Why do we remember Abraham Lincoln?
He was the sixteenth (16th) President.
He was called “Honest Abe.”
He taught himself to read.
He was born in a log cabin.
He fought to keep America together.
He said that slaves should be free.
Choose his contributions to America.
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