Week 19. Date 9th- 19th of February. Topic :President"s Day - .Abraham Lincoln

A few worlds about the first american President A. Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16-th President of USA, who opposite slavery, was born on February, 12, 1809, in Centuccy, district Hodgenville in a poor family. He had  one sister and brother, but brother  died in childhood. His family lived in the small log cabin house, where were only  the one room. Boy worked as the  postmaster, the  shopkeeper and the surveyor.
When he was 7 year old, all family moved to Indiana, and later- to Illinoys, where  he worked in a  general store. Lincoln have finished  only one class and he said  it was enough for him. The boy able to read and write and this knowledge was enough for him 


In 1842 he married abd had four children, but three of them was died. He had own business, but it was failed soon. Many people  have left the business without paying loans, but this man stayed and worked pay off his debt.

People called him the "Great Emancipator" beacause this politic man in 1863 declared that all slaves were free. Also he sponsored the thirteenth Amendnent  to the Constitution of the USA.   
 But this politic event take place after his asassiation in 1865 in April.   

After the election in 1865 the President Abraham went to the theatre with his friend and was assassinated by an actor there. Сiller"s name was George Boot. It happened on Passionate Friday, April, 14.He died April, 15,1865, in Washington.

Nine months later  after his assassinated  in 1865 this amandment completely  outawed slavery in USA. 

Abraham Lincoln was a funeral in the Springfield in 1865.Years  of his presidency were 1860 and 1865.