PPT-Abraham Lincoln— More Than Just a President

By Barb Baumann 2009 Childhood Jobs in Kentucky While Abraham Lincoln was at Sinking Springs Kentucky he was so young that he was unable to help with household chores While at Knob Creek Farm Lincoln was age 2 ½ to almost 8 It was here that he was first able to help his parents and he did so by fetching water carrying firewood and helping to plant the garden It is likely that he also brought home fish to eatthose he caught at Knob Creek. Backwoods . Rail-Splitter . or Political Elite?. In . May of 1860, Lincoln rode to Decatur, Illinois. Thirty years after living there, Lincoln returned to the small town for a Republican convention. It was here that John Hanks, Lincoln’s elder cousin, and Isaac Jennings, a  Decatur carpenter, interrupted the political convention with a surprise. . By:Tiarra Scott . Item Title. Decree in Runyon v. Dresser, [Law papers].. Author/Creator. Author:. . Lincoln, Abraham. Created/Published. November 23, 1843. Sangamon County, Illinois. Notes. Appears to be in Lincoln's hand.. Legislative Experience. Lincoln must have been the least prepared man ever to be elected president of the United States.. Lincoln was a 1-term congressman from Illinois, elected in 1846. Business Experience. Illinois Lawyer. Lawsuit-. . Constant & Francis vs. John and Augustus Kerr and Company . Constant and Francis gave John and . Augustus. . Kerr. and Company a promissory note for $522.55 but failed to pay. John and . BY: LUCAS PITZER. Lincoln as a small child. Item Title. Demurrer in Allen v. Illinois Central Railroad, [Law papers].. Spring, 1859 . Summary: Allen sued the Illinois Central Railroad and requested $300 in damages. The railroad retained Lincoln, who demurred to Allen's declaration. The . Friday, April 14. th. , 1865. 7am to 2pm - Breakfast with family, met with cabinet, visitors, invited Grants to theater, met with Vice-President. 2pm - lunch with Mrs. Lincoln. 3pm to 8pm – met with former slave, various other individuals including a one-armed soldier, carriage ride. A. Background.. 1. Abram “Father of Height.”. 2. 20. th. generation from Adam (Luke 3:34-38) 10. th. from Noah.. 3. Born 292 years after flood in “Ur of the . Chaldees. ” (Gen. 11).. 4. His father . Moses. The Jews believe that they can trace their roots back to one man – Abraham. . He lived nearly 4,000 years ago, in the country now known as Iraq.. Most people at the time worshipped many gods, this was known as ………….. STOP EXPANSION. OF SLAVERY. DOUGLAS. NORTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY. BELL. CONSTITUTIONAL . UNION PARTY (PRESERVE THE UNION). BRECKINRIDGE. SOUTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . ADD CUBA & . EXPAND SLAVERY. Book by John Hay; Michael Burlingame. PowerPoint by Katherine Bogart and Brandon Hipsher. John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905). John Hay was a private secretary and assistant to Abraham . Objective. Explain the events of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the African-American racism struggle, and the various inventions and big business of the late 19. th. and early 20. th. century. Guided Note Questions. By: Autumn, Ashely, Chad, and Griffin. Abraham Lincoln . Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. Lincoln went through minimal schooling due to him being busy attempting to support his family. Lincoln became involved in politics when he began to support the Whig Party, he later became a legislature for the state of Illinois. . ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Honest Abe” ABRAHAM LINCOLN Who was Abraham Lincoln? Where was he from? When did he live? What did he do? Why is he famous? America’s 16 th President Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was the United State’s greatest president. . “This Right Shall Continue in Thee, and in Thy Seed”. . . President Ezra Taft Benson said. : “. The responsibility of the seed of Abraham, which we are, is to be missionaries to ‘bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations’ (Conference Report, Apr. 1987, 107)..