Abraham Lincoln for Kids | Biography Video

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we are going to learn about Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous presidents our nation has ever had and one of the most influential Americans who has ever lived. He is famous for his beard. Back then many people called mustaches beards almost like a cat look, Mr. Whiskers, you have something in common with Abraham Lincoln, as funny as his beard. Not only is he famous for the way he looks, he is famous for what he did. He served as president during some of the most challenging years in American history. saving our union when we are in the middle of war and abolishing slavery let's take a closer look at

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's life since he was a baby it was a long time ago

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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 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 room log cabin in Kentucky when abraham lincoln was seven years old his family settled moved to indiana his father was a hard worker farming and working with wood as a carpenter his parents taught their children how to live a moral life and were very religious they taught their children what was right and what was wrong on many topics including slavery abraham Lincoln was taught how wrong slavery was, a belief he held throughout his life.

Slavery was a terrible system that treated people as property. A slave had no rights and was forced to do whatever his owner told him. Slavery is wrong and it was wrong back then. There were many people who wanted to end this because they knew that every person should have rights now when he was young 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 sit and enjoy books instead of going out to do hard work. He taught himself most things, although he occasionally had teachers.

He never went for long. He loved to read and learn and he wasn't afraid to learn for himself later when Abraham Lincoln was around. At the age of 22 he moved at his own expense to New Salem in Illinois. It was from there that he once took goods by ship to New Orleans, where he saw slavery firsthand. He remembered what his parents taught him about slavery. No one could have guessed that he. 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 soon after 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 remembers he loved learning and reading even though he lost his first election he didn't want to give up 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 it was during this time in the illinois house of representatives that he met mary todd and they married in 1842 when abraham lincoln was 33 years old and 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 that Abraham Lincoln ever had and this is the good thing, the good thing is that today you can visit Abraham Lincoln's house in Springfield Illinois. you can visit his original home, wow, that hair, someone give 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 United States House of Representatives, but lost, but he was later able to serve a two-year term. He wasn't done. He ran for the United States Senate against Stephen Douglas. His debates with Stephen Douglas are considered the best political debates in American history. While Abraham Lincoln did not win the election. The campaign against Douglas did. abraham lincoln famous and set the stage for his campaign for the presidency of the united states note 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 the united states was divided over many issues especially slavery this is sad once abraham lincoln was elected the south began the process of separation of the united states that began what was known as the civil war the south created its own country named the confederate states of america while there were many disagreements they had with abraham lincoln they knew that 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 to abandon the united states abraham lincoln led the union during these difficult days the civil war began in 1861 and lasted four years two years after the start of the war abraham lincoln signed something called the emancipation proclamation which was an executive order that declared all slaves free the powerful words said all slaves would be free forever this is what abraham lincoln never forgot the lessons he learned when he was young all people are valuable and should be treated with equality and respect boy born in kentucky who lived in indiana and then moved to illinois just changed the history of the united states by abolishing slavery that same year in gettysburg a place where an important event took place battle in the civil war abraham lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in american history later called the gettysburg address this photo was taken during the gettysburg address right here is abraham lincoln, he opened the speech with these words twenty years ago and seven years ago our fathers brought to this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition 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 stood angry because the confederate states of america lost the war plans to kill abraham lincoln just days after the civil war ended john wilkes booth photographed abraham lincoln at the ford theater died shortly after leaving this country heartbroken abraham lincoln changed the american history and his legacy lives on today there is a huge monument honoring his memory called the lincoln monument in washington dc his face appears on mount rushmore with other legendary presidents and of course his face is on the five bill dollars and in the cent, it's 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. another abolished slavery, freeing millions of people, and was murdered for standing up for what he believed in.

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about Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.