Abraham Lincoln for Kids | Biography Video

Feb 18, 2020

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one of the most famous presidents our nation has ever had and one of the most influential americans that ever lived he is famous for his beard back then a lot of people called beards mustaches almost like a look cat mr whiskers you have something in common with

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as funny as his beard he's not just famous for his looks he's famous for what he did served as president through some of the most challenging years in american history save our union when we're in the middle of war and abolish slavery let's look closely at the life of abraham lincoln since he was a baby it was a long time ago abraham lincoln was born back in 1809 this is a replica of the house where abraham lincoln was born a replica is an exact copy of something this it is a replica of his birthplace so we can get an idea of the small and humble beginnings of this future leader it was a one story log cabin living in kentucky when abrah i am lincoln was seven years old his family moved to indiana his father was a hard worker in agriculture and worked with wood as a carpenter his parents taught their children to live a moral life and were very religious they taught them to his children what was right and wrong on many issues including slavery abraham lincoln was taught how bad slavery was a belief he held throughout his life slavery was a terrible system that treated people like property a slave had no rights and was forced to do everything their owner told them slavery was wrong and it was wrong back then there were a lot of people who wanted to end it because they knew every person should have rights now as a young man abraham lincoln was passionate about reading and writing here is a statue of young abraham lincoln found in chicago his neighbors used to think he was lazy because he preferred to sit and enjoy books rather than go out and do hard work.

He taught himself most things while he occasionally had the teachers it was never for very long he loved to read and learn and was not afraid to teach himself later when abraham lincoln was 22 he struck out on his own moving to new salem in illinois it was from there that he once took goods by boat to new orleans where he saw slavery firsthand he remembered what his parents taught him about slavery no one could have guessed that he would be the person to abolish it when he returned he went to work at the age of 23 bought and ran a general store for a time and shortly thereafter served as a captain during the black hawk war and ran for political office for the first time losing an election after losing the election he became a lawyer studying law on his own he remembers that he loved to learn and read even though he lost his first election, he did not want to give up, he could he ran for office again but this time he won and served four terms in the illinois house of representatives he was only 25 years old he was during this time serving in th the illinois house of representatives he met mary todd and they were married in 1842 when abraham lincoln was 33 years old they had four children together they moved to springfield illinois where they bought this house it would be their home for 17 years it was the only house abraham lincoln ever owned and this is the great thing the great thing is that you can visit abraham lincoln's house in springfield, illinois today you can visit his original home wow that hair someone get him a comb after serving in the illinois house of representatives he wanted to serve not only illinois but the entire United States so he ran for the house of United States representatives but lost but then was able to serve a two year term he did not finish ran for United States senate against stephen douglas his debates c on stephen douglas are considered the best political debates in american history while abraham lincoln did not win the election the campaign against douglas made abraham lincoln famous and laid the foundation for his campaign for the presidency of the united states note that abraham lincoln did not resign even after losing so many elections he is a great example of not giving up abraham lincoln finally ran for president and won in 1861 he became the 16th president of the united states look he has a beard when abraham lincoln became president of the states The united states were divided on many issues especially slavery this is sad once abraham lincoln was elected the south began the process of seceding from the united states which started what became known as the civil war the south established their own country called the confederate states of america while there were many disagreements they had with abraham linco ln they knew abraham lincoln was against slavery abraham lincoln had always been against slavery he knew it was wrong this was one of the main reasons in the south for leaving the united states abraham lincoln led the union through these difficult days civil war began in 1861 and continued for four years two years after the war abraham lincoln signed something called the emancipation proclamation which was an executive order declaring all slaves free the powerful words said all slaves would be free forever this it's the thing abraham lincoln never forgot the lessons he learned as a young man all people are valuable and should be treated equally and with respect the boy born in kentucky who lived in indiana and later moved to illinois just changed american history by abolishing slavery that same year in gettysburg a place where a major battle took place in the civil war abraham lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in american history later called the gettysburg address this photo was taken during the gettysburg address here it is abraham lincoln opened the speech with these words four twenty years and seven years ago our parents gave birth on this continent a new nation conceived in freedom and dedicated to the opposition that all men are created equal two years later the union won the civil war but the joy was short lived a man named john wilkes stand angry because the confederate states of america lost the war plans to kill abraham lincoln just days after the civil war ended john wilkes shot abraham lincoln at the ford theater died shortly after leaving this country heartbroken abraham lincoln changed american history and his legacy lives on today there is a huge monument honoring his memory called the lincoln memorial in washington dc his face appears on mount rushmore with other legendary presidents and of course his face is on the five dollar bill and the penny he is everywhere and for good reason abraham lincoln held america together during the most challenging days in american history when our country was literally at war with each other he abolished slavery freeing millions of people and was killed for standing up for what he believed in now we have a question for you what is the fact about abraham lincoln who did you find it more interesting or more surprising let us know in the comments section below we would love to hear from you thanks for watching this