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Abraham Lincoln’s Contributions to America
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Flickr | Abraham Lincoln worked to defend the principles of America. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 2, 1809. | |
Flickr | When he was a boy, he worked on his family’s farm. | |
Flickr | He did not go to school every day because he was helping at home. | |
Flickr | He taught himself to read. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln always tried to tell the truth and do the right thing. | |
Flickr | One time, he walked for miles to give a woman a some money he owed her. | |
Flickr | He was known as “Honest Abe”. | |
Flickr | When Lincoln was young, he saw a slave market, and was very sad. | |
Flickr | Many African Americans were owned by people who made them work for no pay. | |
Flickr | Lincoln believed that all people are created equal and have the right to be free. | |
Flickr | He became a lawyer and served in the United States government. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth president. | |
Flickr | During this time, the country was divided over equality for all people. | |
Flickr | Soon after Lincoln became president, the American Civil War began. | |
Flickr | The war lasted for four long years. | |
Flickr | During the war, Abraham Lincoln signed a law that helped free African American slaves. | |
Flickr | The North won the war, and the country was reunited. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln kept America together as one nation. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed in 1865. | |
Flickr | Abraham Lincoln is honored by memorials and statues. | |
Flickr | His picture is on the penny | |
Flickr | and the five dollar bill. | |
Flickr | We remember Abraham Lincoln as one of the greatest leaders in American history. | |
Flickr | Thank you, Abraham Lincoln. |