Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865)
Lincoln was elected to the House of Representatives to one term
(1847-1849)
Lincoln was born into poverty in a one room log cabin on the frontier of
Kentucky 1809
On November 6, 1860
Lincoln won the Presidential Election
Southern politicians feared Lincoln and the
Radical Republicans would eventually abolish slavery throughout the Union, destroying their economy and way of life
On December 20, 1860
South Carolina voted to secede from the Union
When he was 9 years old his
mother died
Lincoln was self thought, receiving only
one year of formal education
By February 1, 1861
six more states in the Lower South--Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas--had voted to secede
Many Southerners were angered by the threat to
slavery posed by the Republicans and wealthy Southerners
n 1836 after watching himself the law Lincoln became a lawyer in
springfield Illinois