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Birth
Hodgenville, Kentucky -
Lincoln family moved to Indiana
Abraham Lincoln was 7 years old when they moved -
Nancy Lincoln died
Abraham Lincoln's mother passed away when he was 9 -
Lincoln family moved to Illinois
Abraham Lincoln helped his family move when he was 21. -
Abraham Lincoln runs for office
He runs for the Illinois state legislature and loses. -
Abraham Lincoln runs for office again
He runs again and gets elected, and is reelected 3 times after. -
Lincoln becomes a lawyer
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Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd
He marries her at 33, and they have 4 sons. -
Lincoln runs for Senate
He loses, but is now well known for his speeches and beliefs. -
Lincoln runs for President, and wins
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South Carolina leaves the Union first
The Southern states are scared Lincoln will abolish slavery. -
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The American Civil War
This war is between the Confederates and the Union. Lots of lives are lost, but the Union wins. -
Abraham Lincoln shot
John Wilkes Booth shoots him in a theater. -
Death
Peterson House, Washington D.C.