Abraham Lincoln With malice toward none with charity

Abraham Lincoln “With malice toward none, with charity for all. ”

Abraham Lincoln’s Parents Thomas and Nancy Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s Childhood • Born February 12, 1809 • Had one sister named Sarah • His father was a farmer. Lincoln did not want to be a farmer and he and his father were not close. • Both of Lincoln’s parents were illiterate (they could not read) • Lincoln’s mother died when he was 9

Lincoln’s Stepmother • Lincoln’s father remarried after the death of his first wife • He married Sarah Johnston • She was also illiterate but encouraged Lincoln to teach himself how to read and write • Lincoln was very close to his stepmother and looked up to her

Abraham Lincoln and School • Abraham only had one year of formal schooling • Taught himself how to read the Bible, Shakespeare and law books • Never read a novel • One of the best writers we have had in the White House

Lincoln Finds Politics • Lincoln leaves home at age 21 and moves to Illinois • Holds many jobs (postmaster, surveyor, merchant) • Runs for his first government office at age 23 (state legislature) and loses • Lincoln becomes a lawyer in the 1830 s

Abraham Lincoln’s Wife Mary Todd Lincoln • Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd November 4, 1842. • Mary Todd came from a slave owning family • Together they had four children. Only one of their children would reach adulthood.

Edward’s home where the Lincoln’s were married Marriage certificate of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln’s Children • Robert Todd Lincoln was the first born son. Born on August 1, 1843 • Only child to survive to adulthood and live a full life • Attended Harvard Law School • Put his mother into a mental institute when she was older

Lincoln’s Second Son • Eddie Baker Lincoln was born March 10, 1846 • In December of 1849, Eddie became ill • He died February 1, 1850 at the age of 3

Lincoln’s Third Son • William Wallace Lincoln (Willie) was born December 21, 1850 • He became ill with typhoid fever while living in the White House • He died February 20, 1862 at age 11

Lincoln’s Fourth Son • Thomas “Tad” Lincoln was born April 4, 1853 • He was named after Lincoln’s father • By age 12 he could not read or write • He died July 15, 1871 at the age of 18

Lincoln Becomes President

Election of 1860 • In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defeated three other men to become the president of the United States • He won by a large margin because the Democratic Party was split

Great Accomplishments as President

Emancipation Proclamation • President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862 • It freed all slaves in the Confederate States • Slaves in the border states were not freed yet • This was the building block to the 13 th Amendment to the Constitution

The 13 th Amendment • The 13 th Amendment completely abolished slavery and prohibits it’s existence today • At the time it was passed, slavery was only legal in Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland New Jersey • The 13 th Amendment freed the remaining slaves in those states • Although President Lincoln proposed the 13 th Amendment, he was assassinated before it was passed

Election of 1864 Nevada Becomes a State • Lincoln is elected to President again • He makes Nevada a state in 1864 because he needs their vote in the election and their help to pass the 13 th Amendment

Our First President is Assassinated

John Wilkes Booth • On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth entered Ford’s Theater and assassinated President Abraham Lincoln • Booth was a Southerner that did not agree with President Lincoln’s

“With malice toward none, with charity for all” • Lincoln was a man of “golden character” • He was well respected and one of the greatest American Presidents • Even when others treated him poorly, he always treated them kindly • He was honest and always showed his character through his generous actions