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Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabinin 1809. His family li ved in the Kentucky wilderness. The cabin had a single window and a dirt floor.

When he was 7 years old, Lincoln’s family moved to Indiana. Abe continued to work hard. He became an expert with an ax. He cleared the woods for farming. He cut and split fi rewood. He split logs into rails for fences. Abe was better with an ax than anyone around, but he would rather read. He read every book he could find or borrow. He once walked six miles for a book!

When Lincoln was about 21 , his family moved to Illinois. Abe was elected to the state legislature. He helped make laws for the state of Illinois.

During this time, many people were slaves in the AmericanSouth. Slaves were not all owed to choose thei r jobs or wherethey worked. They worked hard for no pay and were oftentreated cruelly. Lincoln was opposed to slavery. He gave many

speeches about how wrong it was.

Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861 . Many Southerners were outraged. They were afraid that the United States would tell them to give up their slaves. They thought states should be able to make their own laws, so they made their own country. Lincoln wanted to keep the country together. The Civil War was a battle between the North and South. It lasted four years, and the North won.

During the war, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.This important document set millions of slaves free. Sadly, a few days after the war ended, Lincoln was shot and killed.

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents of the United States. We honor him with a magni ficent building called the Lincoln Memorial.

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Lincoln spoke outagainst slavery.

Lincoln is on the front of the penny. The LincolnMemorial is on the back.

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1 . Where was Abraham Lincoln born?

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2. What was li fe like for slaves in the United States?

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3. Why were many Southerners upset when Lincoln became president?

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4. Draw lines to match the words to thei r definitions.

wilderness a war between the Northern and Southern states

legislature people who are owned by other people

Civil War a wild area in which few people li ve

slaves a group of people who make laws

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