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America, My Country
American Heroes
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky .
Abraham Works Hard
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky.
His father was a farmer . His family was
poor. They lived in a log cabin. Abraham
worked hard to grow food. He split logs
with an axe . He split logs for the re.
He did not like to hunt. He did not like
to hurt animals.
1809
Born
Abraham had no time for school .
Time Line
The Lincolns moved to Indiana . Abraham
had no time for school . There was
always work to do . Abraham wanted
to learn . But he had only one year of
school . He loved to read . He would
read any book . He taught himself to
write . Late r , the Lincolns moved to
Illinois . Abraham was twenty-one . Then
he left home .
No Time for School
1809
Born
1831
Leaves home
Abraham became a lawyer.
Abraham, the Lawyer
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Abraham worked in a store. He made
many friends. He loved to tell stories.
People trusted Abraham. He wanted
to help people. He served in the Illinois
General Assembly . He helped make
laws for the state. He studied law.
He became a lawyer . A lawyer helps
people win a case in court . A court
decides if someone has broken a law.
1809
Born
1836
Becomes lawyer
1831
Leaves home
Abraham kept papers in his tall hat .
Time Line
Abraham traveled to many towns . He
helped people in court. Abraham was
fair . People called him Honest Abe .
He had many important papers . He
did not want to lose them . So he kept
them in his tall hat!
Honest Abe
1809
Born
1836
Becomes lawyer
1831
Leaves home
Abraham let the young boys play in his ofce.
Abrahams Family
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Abraham married Mary Todd . They had
four sons. Abraham spoiled his young
children. He let them play in his ofce.
They made a mess. But Abraham did
not mind. Two of the boys died when
they were young. This made Abraham
and Mary very sad.
1809
Born
1842
Marries
1836
Becomes lawyer
1831
Leaves home
Abraham did not want more slavery .
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1809
Born
1836
Becomes lawyer
1831
Leaves home
Slaves worked on big farms called
plantations . A slave is a worker who
is not free . People owned slaves . This
is called slavery . Many people in the
South owned slaves . People in the North
owned slaves , too . America was growing .
Abraham did not want slavery in the
new lands . He said slavery was wrong .
Slave owners did not like Abraham .
Abraham and Slavery
1842
Marries