Biography of Abraham Lincoln for Kids: Meet the American President for Kids - FreeSchool
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0:08 - 0:14Today we're going to learn about
the American President, Abraham Lincoln. -
0:15 - 0:19Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth
president of the United States, -
0:19 - 0:24was born February 12,
1809, in Kentucky. -
0:24 - 0:28His father was a farmer
and his family was very poor, -
0:28 - 0:32living in a small,
one-room log cabin. -
0:32 - 0:35While Lincoln was still very young,
his family moved to Indiana, -
0:35 - 0:38and then again
to Illinois. -
0:38 - 0:42He only went to school for one year,
but he loved books and learning, -
0:42 - 0:46and taught himself
as much as he could. -
0:46 - 0:52When he was 22 years old, Abraham Lincoln
left home to work at a general store. -
0:52 - 0:56It was there that he got
his nickname, "Honest Abe." -
0:56 - 0:59Once a customer accidentally
over paid by a few pennies, -
0:59 - 1:02and that night
when the store closed, -
1:02 - 1:06Abraham Lincoln walked for miles
to take the money back. -
1:07 - 1:11In 1832 Lincoln
ran in an election -
1:11 - 1:15to become a member of the Illinois
State Legislature, but he lost. -
1:15 - 1:18After that he served
as a Captain in the Army, -
1:18 - 1:22and then he started working
as a lawyer, and got married. -
1:22 - 1:27In 1846 he was elected to
the US House of Representatives. -
1:27 - 1:31In 1860,
he ran for President. -
1:31 - 1:34It was a difficult time
in the United States. -
1:34 - 1:37The North and the South
disagreed on a lot of things, -
1:37 - 1:39and it was getting
worse. -
1:39 - 1:42One thing they disagreed
on was slavery. -
1:42 - 1:45The Northern states
did not want any more slavery. -
1:45 - 1:48The Southern states
wanted to keep their slaves. -
1:48 - 1:51Abraham Lincoln
did not like slavery, either. -
1:51 - 1:55He was elected President because
he had the support of the Northern states. -
1:55 - 1:59He had almost no support
from the Southern states. -
1:59 - 2:01As soon as
he became President, -
2:01 - 2:04southern states began
seceding from the Union. -
2:04 - 2:10That means they decided they didn't want
to be a part of the United States anymore. -
2:10 - 2:13President Lincoln was determined
to keep the country together, -
2:13 - 2:17and in 1861
a war started. -
2:18 - 2:24It was the Civil War, a terrible,
bloody war that lasted four years. -
2:24 - 2:32On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln
signed the Emancipation Proclamation, -
2:32 - 2:36an order that freed all the slaves
in the southern states. -
2:36 - 2:40A few years later, he helped to pass
the 13th amendment to the Constitution, -
2:40 - 2:45which made slavery illegal
everywhere in the United States. -
2:45 - 2:50The Civil War finally
ended on April 9, 1865. -
2:50 - 2:53President Lincoln wanted
to put the country back together, -
2:53 - 2:56and help
the South rebuild. -
2:56 - 3:01Unfortunately, he did not
live to see that happen. -
3:02 - 3:05Less than a week after
the end of the Civil War, -
3:05 - 3:09Lincoln and his wife were watching a play
at the Ford Theater in Washington DC -
3:09 - 3:14when he was shot in the head
by a man named John Wilkes Booth. -
3:14 - 3:21Abraham Lincoln died
the next morning, on April 15, 1865. -
3:21 - 3:26He was the first American
President to be assassinated. -
3:26 - 3:28Abraham Lincoln
once said, -
3:28 - 3:32"I want it said of me
by those who knew me best that -
3:32 - 3:34I always plucked a thistle
and planted a flower -
3:34 - 3:37where I thought
a flower would grow." -
3:37 - 3:40He is widely considered to be
one of the greatest presidents -
3:40 - 3:42in American
history. -
3:42 - 3:44His leadership
during the Civil War -
3:44 - 3:48and his defense of human
liberty make him an American hero. -
3:48 - 3:52His face is on pennies
and five-dollar bills, -
3:52 - 3:54he was included
in Mount Rushmore, -
3:54 - 3:59and a memorial for him
stands in Washington, DC. -
3:59 - 4:04I hope you enjoyed learning about
Abraham Lincoln. Goodbye till next time!
- Title:
- Biography of Abraham Lincoln for Kids: Meet the American President for Kids - FreeSchool
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The sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln rose from humble beginnings to serve his country at a crucial point in its development. When the Union threatened to rip apart, he helped hold the United States together, even at the cost of his own life.
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