biography of

By: Sheyla Cabrera

Table of contents
1) Life of Abraham Lincoln
2) His career
3) Abrahams Lincoln´s first election
4) As the sixteenth President of the
United States of America
5) His dead
6) Bibliography
7) End
 Life of Abraham Lincoln
He was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, grew
up between the states of Kentucky and Indiana. His parents were
named: Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.

He served as a captain in the army during the Black Hawk War, was
a largely self-educated man. Elected to the Illinois House of
Representatives (he served eight years), he promoted rapid
modernization of the economy through taxation and railroads.

His career
In 1858, while engaged in several high-profile debates with his rival,
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln advocated the abolition of
slavery, but lost the Senate race to Douglas.

In 1858, while engaged in several high-profile debates with his rival,

Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln advocated the abolition of
slavery, but lost the Senate race to Douglas.
 Abraham Lincoln's first election
In 1860 Lincoln secured his candidacy for the presidency of the
United States of America for the Republican Party. Although he had
little support from the southern states, defenders of slavery, he
swept the north and became president in 1860. Lincoln's charisma
compensated for his relative lack of experience and political clout.

As the sixteenth President of the United States of America

he was elected President in 1860. His victory and the lack of agreement on the
slavery issue caused seven southern states to secede to create the Confederate
States of America. His Gettysburg Address became an iconic defense of the
principles of patriotism, republicanism, equal rights, freedom and democracy.
Lincoln focused on the military and political dimensions of the conflict.

His primary goal was to preserve the unity of his country. While the war raged,
his complex moves to end slavery included the Emancipation Proclamation in
1863, using the Union army to protect escaped slaves, forcing border states to
ban the slave system, and pushing through Congress the now famous Thirteenth
Amendment to the U.S.
 Constitution, which permanently banned slavery. Was an
exceptionally astute politician, who became deeply involved in the
power issues of each state, which earned him re-election to power
in 1864, pushed for a moderate reconstruction that sought to
reunite the country quickly through a generous policy of
reconciliation.

His dead
On the night of April 14, 1865, a Friday As Lincoln sat in the box, John Wilkes
Booth, a Maryland actor, Virginia resident and Southern sympathizer,
appeared from behind and fired a single shot.

His assassin, as well as several of his henchmen, were eventually captured and
hanged or imprisoned, although some of them were later proven innocent.

Lincoln's body was carried by train in a magnificent funeral procession

through several states. The nation grieved for a man whom many considered
the savior of the United States and the protector and defender of what
Lincoln himself called "government of the people, by the people, and for the
people." Since then, Abraham Lincoln has been considered by historians and
the public alike as one of the greatest presidents of the United States of
America.
Bibliography
All this information was extracted and summarized from the following link

https://es.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Abraham_Lincoln
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