My history presentation about Abraham Lincoln

Hello, everyone! Today, I'm going to have a presentation about Abraham Lincoln. I chose this topic because while I was thinking about research which is related to American history, I decided to research and make presentation about Abraham Lincoln, one of the best presidents in U.S History.

Now, I want to talk about the life of Lincoln.

He was born in February 12, 1809 as a son of poor farmer in a one-room log-cabin on the sinking spring farm in Hardin County, Kenturky.

His father couldn't wrote words except for signing. However, his mother read him bible and tried to help him a lot. Even though his mother was dead when Lincoln was 9, the step mother also helped him a lot. Also, his father was good at telling and remembering stories.

Even though he couldn't get enough education, he had a big amount of knowledges which he had gained from books.

When he became young man, he did a shop assistant, boatman, and etc. After that in 1833, by the self-studying in legislation, he could get lawyer certificate. After this incident, he entered in politic as elected member of Illinois state. Also in 1846, he was elected as member of the House of Representatives. In 1858, he became election candidate competing with experienced member, Duglas. Even though Duglas won, Lincoln entered Republicans and became president in March 1861. However, it was not good news to people who were in south of America and they the Civil War was triggered. And in 1863, he signed Emancipation Proclamation and he elected once more in 1864 and assassinated by southern actor in 1865.

Now, I will tell you about Slavery in that time. slavery in the united States began soon after the english colonists first settled in North america. From about the 1640s until 1865, people of African descent were legally enslaved within the boundaries of the present U.S. mostly by whites, but also by a comparatively tiny number of American Indians and free blacks. By 1860, the slave population in the U.S. had grown to 4 million. Also, they were treated immorally.

Next, I am going to tell about Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War under his war powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with the rest freed as Union armies advanced. On September 22, 1862, Lincoln announced that he would issue a formal emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. The actual order was signed and issued January 1, 1863; it named the locations under Confederate control where it would apply. Lincoln issued the Executive Order by his authority as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II, section 2 of the United States Constitution.

Lincoln was really good preseident who has worked and considered his nation's people.