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By Drew Davis • I am doing a report on the big man. He is the one you have known for ages. His name is… Abraham Lincoln http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/386314abe_lincoln.jpg • Abe Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday. He died the next day. A general and his wife went to see a play with the Lincolns. The security went downstairs to see the play when John Wilkes Booth struck. He jumped onto the stage yelling… Sic simper tyraniss http://4.bp.blogsp ot.com/_iRrtxjdEF 20/TSI6KAR7A_I/ AAAAAAAAAGY/ hqYoNNFjpQc/s1 600/John_wilkes_ booth.jpg Blackhawk War Back then they had little armies to protect the towns. You got to elect the captain. And guess who they elected… The war was called the Blackhawk War. It was against the Settlers and the Native Americans. Abraham Lincoln http://www.chinaexpat.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/abe-lincoln.jpg Confederate States of America • The United States had a big problem with slavery. One day the South comes trotting along saying I’m going to secede. The North answered with this expression, • Abe Lincoln was President at this time. Picture by http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/341682/Abraham-Lincoln Died • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/ _iRrtxjdEF20/TSI6KAR7 A_I/AAAAAAAAAGY/hq YoNNFjpQc/s1600/John _wilkes_booth.jpg • Abe Lincoln died on Good Friday. He was taken to the White House on Easter. • Abe Lincoln Issued a Proclamation called the Emancipation Proclamation. It freed all the slaves in the Confederate States of America still at war with the U.S. Click here to see it. Flaws • He had many flaws when he was running for President and the House of Representatives. He didn’t make the House of Representatives the first time. He wasn’t perfect. http://probaway.files.wordpress.com/2010/ 11/lincoln_abe_1864.jpg Gun • He was killed by a revolver. Many people yelled “Stop that man!” John Wilkes Booth went down in history because of that shot. Happy • After he married Mary he was as happy as someone who just won the lottery. He had 4 children. He was happy as a bee on a honey stick. He loved all of his family. • http://www.illinois-map.org/illinois-map.jpg • Abe Lincoln moved to Illinois after New Salem. This is where he is buried and he met his wife here. • John Wilkes Booth was Lincoln’s murderer. He shot him in the back of the head. People also found out he had a handheld knife if he failed his first try. He jump on to the stage and pushed the security out of the way and escaped on a waiting horse. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/highsm/04700/04710v.jpg • He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He described his childhood as hard and cruel. He said his father Thomas was very cruel Leader • Abe Lincoln was a leader. He lead the Union to victory in the Civil War. The South was mad when they lost. That’s when John Wilkes Booth struck. http://www.pollsb.com/photo s/o/386314-abe_lincoln.jpg Mary Todd • He married a girl named Mary Todd. He delayed the marriage for a year. His friends thought he was going to take his own life, because of his depression. http://www.boerner.net/jboerner/wpcontent/uploads/2010/07/Mary_Todd_Linco ln_18461847_restored_cropped.png New Salem • He moved to New Salem when he was 21. He had to work for his father under law until he was 21. He moved from a log cabin to a log cabin town. New Salem had only 100 people!!! http://us.123rf.com/400wm/6/197/chas53/c has530801/chas53080100052/2456898log-cabin-in-new-salem-illinois-statehistoric-site.jpg Odd • He thought he was ugly. Others thought he was odd. He thought he was so ugly his friends thought he was going to take his own life http://gilavalleylodge9.files.wordp ress.com/2011/04/abelincoln2.jpg Politics • After he moved to New Salem he became interested in politics. He got so interested he ran for the Illinois House of Representatives. http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/a cepixure/acepixure0810/acepixure08 1000018/3649281-abe-lincoln.jpg Quiet • When he lived in the log cabin, he was very quiet. You would see him in trees reading books and telling people to shush. People would say he was a very quiet man. http://www.ritakirkmandrawings.com/ima ge/d7477119-05059983e9-42f0c202-m0/Abe-Lincoln.jpg Robert • Robert was the only child of the Lincolns that survived to adulthood. He was at college when Tad and William died. http://www.old-picture.com/mathew-bradystudio/pictures/Lincoln-Robert-003.jpg Slavery • Abe Lincoln hated slavery. He hated it so much he ran for President to stop it. He succeeded five days before he died. http://urbantitan.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/10/abe-lincoln.jpg Tad • After William died, Tad was the main focus in the White House. Robert and Tad were Lincoln’s only living sons at the time. http://rogerjnorton.com/tad2.jpg Union • Abe Lincoln held the Union together during the Civil War. People thought he was a tyrant. He wasn’t. He had a Cabinet, a Judicial system, legislative, and an executive system. http://www.abilco.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/04/usamap.jpg V • V in Roman Numerals is 5. Lincoln’s face is on the five dollar bill. Only the most famous people go on our money. William • William was his son, He died about 1-2 years before Tad. William and Tad were the first children to live in the White House. http://www.lincolnstudies.com/images/willie lincoln.jpg X • X is ten in Roman Numerals. People would say he is 10% sure about stuff. He wasn’t very sure about addressing the Emancipation Proclamation. He asked his cabinet to review it over a 100 times before showing it. http://www.ritakirkmandrawings.com/image /d7477119-05059983e9-42f0c202-m0/Abe-Lincoln.jpg\ Young Man • When he was young he would work hour after hour. They called him Lincoln the rail splitter. People thought he was tough and smart. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=linc oln+the+rail+splitter&view=detail&id=734A AD5F53EC616F9FFEBC8FF3459F6A4E0 C129F&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR http://images.wikia.com/americandad/imag es/0/0d/John_Wilkes_Booth.jpg Zealot • John Wilkes booth was a zealot. That means he had only one goal. That goal was to kill Abraham Lincoln. Conclusion • I hope you learned a lot about him. I know I did. Play the music and read the rest. Lincoln was one of the best Presidents of the United States. Abe Lincoln Game • Here’s how it works. • You will see Abe and John Wilkes Booth. • John is trying to kill Lincoln. You stop him. Okay? Stop that Man!!! You let him get away. How could you?!?!? Now the President is dead. WHY!!!! Bibliography • http://www.biography.com/searchresults?searchText=abraham+lincoln