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| When was Abe born? | Feb. 12, 1809 |
| Where was he born? | Kentucky |
| What was he interested in when he was a child? | reading books |
| Who wanted Abe to run for president? | His wife, Mary |
| Why was he against slavery? | It was wrong to buy people like cattle. |
| What was his first public office? | Illinois State Legislature |
| What was the Dread Scott Decision? | If a slave went to a free state with his master, he was not free. |
| What year was Lincoln elected president? | 1860 |
| What famous words did he say in his debate with Douglas? | "A house divided against itself cannot stand..." |
| When was the Emancipation Proclamation? | 1863 |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | It freed the slaves. |
| When and where did he give his most famous speech? | In Gettysburg after the Battle of Gettysburg |
| "Four score and seven years ago......" | The Gettysburg Address |
| When did the Civil War end? | April 9, 1865 |
| How long did the war last? | 4 years |
| Abe's dream | Lincoln saw people crying in the White House because someone assassinated the president |
| Who assassinated Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth |
| Why did Booth kill the president? | He hated Lincoln and he wanted to be famous |
| What happened to the man who shot Lincoln? | He was shot and killed in a barn. |
