1. Gabriel Kiely April 1 Wax Museum – Abraham Lincoln

2. ♦Who was Abraham Lincoln?♦ Abraham Lincoln was a important man. He had a bad education, but it did not affect him. He became the president, and He helped abolish slavery.

3. ♦Childhood♦ Lincoln had a hard working childhood. He was born in Kentucky in 1809. When he was 8 years old he could had an axe. He worked for his father and could make coffins, log cabins, wells, and pig pens. Lincoln’s Log House 

4. ♦Education♦ Abraham Lincoln did not have a good education. Most of his education is from books or a “Blab School”. A “Blab School” is a school that all age groups are in one class. This is a picture of Abraham Lincoln’s “Blab School”

5. ♥Family♥ Lincoln’s mother died in 1818 by a disease called “Milk sickness”. In 1819 Thomas Lincoln (Lincoln’s Dad) got married again with a women named Sara Bush. Lincoln got married in 1842.Had to sons named William and tad. Lincoln mother died in 1818 by a disease called “Milk sickness”.

6. ♦Becoming President♦ It was hard for Lincoln to become President. In the south they did not show Lincoln as a option for President. This made it hard for Lincoln to become President. In 1860 Lincoln became President.

7. ♦Civil War♦ The Civil War was more than brining the country together it was also to abolish slavery. In 1863 Lincoln presented his Gettysburg Address. This address helped free slaves when they won the Civil War.

8. ♦Civil War Picture♦ Here is a picture showing how fierce the Civil War was.

9. ♦His Final Picture♦ This is one of his final picture. This was taken in 1865.

10. ♦His Death♦ Lincoln died in April 15, 1865.On the 14 th of April Lincoln was assassinated in Fords Theatre Washington, DC. The assassin’s name was John Wilkes Booth.

11. Timeline Born in 1809 Mother died in 1818 Got married in 1842 Became President in 1860 Did the Gettysburg Address in 1863 Took his final picture in 1865 Died in 1865 in April 14

12. ♦Legacy♦ When he left the world in 1865 they fought for equal rights without his help, black people they would have never protest for equal rights. He inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for equal rights. This Without Lincoln there would be no freedom for black people.