Abraham Lincoln By: Isis Oliva

1. Before Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President:

2. While he was on the Illinois State Legislature, he became a lawyer.

3. Southern states did not agree with Lincoln's policies, so they began to succeed the from the United States before he took office.

4. In 1845, he ran for congressman and won the election, serving one term.

5. Abraham Lincoln served several terms on the Illinois State Legislature.

6. Abraham Lincoln: 16th President

7. Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860, and was inaugurated in 1861.

8. Abraham Lincoln Growing up:

9. At the age of 9, his mother died. So his sister, Sarah, took care of him.

10. Later on, Abraham Lincoln and his family moved to Perry County, Indiana.

11. He was born in a log-cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky.

12. President Abrham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play in Washington D.C.