Abraham Lincoln by Claire McCoy https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te Claire McCoy en-us 2019-11-22 16:03:12 UTC 2019-11-22 17:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Abraham Lincoln cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415341069 2019-11-22 16:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415341069 When and where was he born? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415342146 February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville Kentucky]]> 2019-11-22 16:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415342146 What did he do in his early childhood and young adulthood? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415359411 His childhood was very rough considering his mom died when he was 9. He moved from Kentucky to Illinois When he moved to Illinois he spent his time splitting rails and clearing his father's farm. He then volunteered to be in the Black Hawk war and was chosen to lead a group of men. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415359411 Who did he marry and how many kids did they have? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415366894 He married Mary Todd and they had 4 kids together. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415366894 Where did he go to college? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415368255 He did not go to college, and through his lifetime he did not have very much formal education. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415368255 What was his occupation before he was elected President? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415370885 He had many jobs before he came into office. Some of these jobs were a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, militia soldier in the Black Hawk war and a lawyer in Illinois. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415370885 When was he elected president? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415372729 He was elected president in 1860. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415372729 What issues were at the center of his campaign? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415373653 The main issue at the center of his campaign was opinions on slavery between the north and the south. The north did not want slavery, but the south did so if he chose a side on slavery he would lose a lot of votes on one side of the country.]]> 2019-11-22 16:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415373653 Slogan cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415378131 2019-11-22 16:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415378131 What was the political climate before he was elected president? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415379528 The Democrats were divided about slavery and the debates going on in the government all concerned slavery. ]]> 2019-11-22 16:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415379528 When was his term? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415380749 His term was from March 4, 1861 to April 14, 1865.]]> 2019-11-22 17:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415380749 cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415381200 2019-11-22 17:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415381200 Vice Presidents? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415382299 He had 2 vice presidents. They were Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson. ]]> 2019-11-22 17:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415382299 Political Party? cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415382934 He represented the National Union Party. ]]> 2019-11-22 17:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415382934 Major event cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415383605 One major event that took place while Lincoln was president was the Civil War. The Civil war was a war between the southern and northern states because the south succeeded from the Union. The southern states were in support for slavery as where the Northern states were against it. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865. The war was resolved by the Emancipation Proclamation made by Lincoln in order to compromise between the two states. ]]> 2019-11-22 17:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415383605 Fun Facts cmccoy9147 https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415385900 He was 6'4" and he set up a national banking system while he was President.]]> 2019-11-22 17:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cmccoy9147/vjy803l8y2te/wish/415385900