1. Abraham Lincoln The 16 th President of the United States of America

2. Early life log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln February 12, 1809 1840- Marry Todd November 4, 1842 married Mary Todd- four children U.S. House of Representative from 1847-1849

3. Presidency Republican 1856 Believed all men were created with certain inalienable rights Received 40 percent of the popular vote, but carried 180 of 303 Electoral votes. Civil war broke out-1861

4. Civil War $2,000,000 – taken from the Treasury for war materiel 75,000 volunteers Broke the Habeas Corpus law September 22, 1862- slavery abolished

5. Later life Assassinated on April 14, 1865 Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. John Wilkes Booth Coma for nine hours Buried in Springfield, Illinoise