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Abraham
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Abraham
Lincoln
A Mini Biography of Abraham Lincoln

Created by: Hannah Friend

 Early Life Glossary
House of representatives- one of
the two houses of congress, it is
Abraham Lincoln made up of people from each U.S.
was born in a state. They are chosen by the
log cabin in people and are based on the states
Kentucky. His population.
parent’s names
were Thomas Popular Vote-this is a vote of the
The reproduction
Lincoln and Nancy of Lincoln’s birth people of the nation - the voters,
Lincoln. Abraham had place. instead of the electoral college
an older sister, Sarah and a younger
brother, Thomas, who died at Inauguration- when the new
infancy. Lincoln’s mom died when he president is sworn into presidency
was only 9 years old.
After his mom died, his dad
remarried, Sarah Bush Johnston, who
had three children as well. Ab bonded
to his step mom quickly as she
encouraged him to read. He received
Watch a biography
a total of 18 months of formal video for more
education. facts on Abraham
Lincoln by scanning
the QR code
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 Late Life
This is the theater
that Lincoln was at on
the night he was
assassinated. He sat
in this box to watch
the play.
On April 14, 1865 Lincoln was
assassinated. He was
assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in
Washington, D.C.. He was
assassinated by John Wilkes
Booth. Even though, we lost
Lincoln early in life the
differences that he has made
5 still change the world today.
Life as a Lawyer
In 1834, Lincoln was elected to
the Illinois state legislature. He
was apart of the Whig party at
this time. It was around this
time that he decided to become
a lawyer. He taught himself the
law by reading. After passing the
bar, the test needed to become
a lawyer, he began practicing law
at John T. Stuart law firm. In
1844, he found that there was
not enough work for him as a
Illinois lawyer and began going
into politics.
Learn more about
the Whig party by
scanning this QR
code.
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 Early Politics President
In 1856, Lincoln joined the
Abraham Lincoln served a term in
republican party. In 1860, in Illinois
the House of Representatives. During Lincoln began his campaign race
this term he spent a lot of time for presidency. Lincoln received
criticizing the Mexican-American war, about 40 percent of the popular
which made him unpopular. He vote.
returned to Springfield to practice He was inaugurated in March,
law following right after his term. 1861. During the civil war, Lincoln
Lincoln’s wife passed away and in
wanted to change the cause of
1840 Lincoln was engaged to Mary
Todd. The couple had four children.
the war. He wanted to abolish
Only one of the four children slavery. He
survived into adulthood. issued the
Emancipation
Proclamation
on January An artwork created to
1, 1863. This show when Lincoln issued
the Emancipation
Lincoln stated that Proclamation.
in 1846 all people who
were held slaves in the rebellious
states should be free. On April 9,
3 1865 the civil war was over. 4
 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
Comprehension Questions 1 Comprehension Questions 2

1. What was the largest thing 1. What was the emancipation

that Abraham Lincoln stood proclamation for? Use evidence
for? Use evidence from the from the text to support your
text to support your answer. answer.

2. If Lincoln only received 40% of 2. Create a timeline of Abraham

the popular vote, how did he Lincoln’s life.
become president?
 Abraham Lincoln
Comprehension Questions 1
1. What was the largest thing
that Abraham Lincoln stood
for? Use evidence from the
text to support your answer.
Answer:
Slavery - he changed the cause of
war to abolish slavery and he
issued the emancipation
proclamation
1. If Lincoln only received 40% of
the popular vote, how did he
become president?
Answer:
The electoral college is what ends
up choosing the president, not the
popular vote.
Abraham Lincoln
Comprehension Questions 2
1. What was the emancipation
proclamation for? Use evidence
from the text to support your
answer.
Answer:
It was an issue to set that all
slaves needed to be free.
1. Create a timeline of Abraham
Lincoln’s life.
Answers will vary. Needs to go in
order of his life.
 Abraham Lincoln
Lived from __________ to ___________

Major
Family Life
Accomplishments

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3