Слайд 1Abraham Lincoln
the 16th president of the United States
by Tutaeva
Valeria
Слайд 2The best thing about the future is, it comes one
day at a time.
-Abraham Lincoln
Слайд 3ELECTED FROM: Illinois
POLITICAL PARTY: Republican
TERM: March 4, 1861
– April 15, 1865
BORN: February 12, 1809
BIRTHPLACE: Hardin County,
Kentucky
DIED: April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.
Buried in Springfield, Illinois
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
MARRIED: Mary Todd, 1842
CHILDREN: Robert, Edward, Willie, Tad
Слайд 4Abraham Lincoln's Childhood and Education
Lincoln was born in Hardin County,
Kentucky on February 12, 1809.
Abe’s mom Nancy died when
he was nine and Abe’s dad, Thomas remarried a woman named Sarah Bush Johnston.
They moved to Indiana in 1816 and he lived there the rest of his youth.
Lincoln himself stated that he had about one year of formal education. However, he was taught by many different individuals.
He loved to read and learn from any books he could get his hands on.
Слайд 5 Symbolic log cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
National Historic Site
Abe’s dad
Thomas
Слайд 6Family Ties
Father: Thomas Lincoln - farmer and carpenter
Mother: Nancy Hanks
- died when Lincoln was nine. His stepmother, Sarah Bush
Johnston, was very close to him.
Siblings: Sarah Grigsby was the only sibling to live to maturity.
Wife: Mary Todd - grew up in relative wealth. Four of her siblings fought for the South. She was considered mentally unbalanced.
Children: Robert Todd - lawyer and diplomat; William Wallace - the only president's child to die in the White House, and Thomas "Tad" - died at 18.
Слайд 7Lincoln reportedly wept when his brother-in-law, Ben Hardin Helm, was
killed while fighting for the Confederacy. Lincoln's family, like the
nation, was divided during the Civil War.
Слайд 8Lincoln's sister-in-law, Emilie Todd Helm, was married to a Confederate
general who was killed during the Civil War. When she
visited the White House after her husband's death, it created a stir in Washington and many newspapers complained about the rebel widow's visit.
Слайд 9Abraham Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, was from Lexington, Kentucky.
She was one of the best-educated women of her era,
and her support, encouragement, and vast political knowledge helped Lincoln become our nation's sixteenth president. The Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington is open for tours
Слайд 10Picture of Abe Lincoln
and his youngest son Tad
(An 1864
Mathew Brady photo )
Слайд 11Artist's rendering of the Lincoln family.
Слайд 12Abraham Lincoln's
early life and career
Lincoln began his political
career in 1832 at age 23 with an unsuccessful campaign
for the Illinois General Assembly as a member of the Whig Party.
Слайд 13 In 1846 Lincoln was elected to one term in the
U.S. House of Representatives
Слайд 14Henry Clay was Kentucky's most prominent nineteenth-century politician.
He was Abraham
Lincoln's political idol. His estate, Ashland, is now a museum
in Lexington
Слайд 151860
Presidential election
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected as
the 16th President of the United States.
He was
the first Republican president, winning entirely on the strength of his support in the North
Слайд 16A photograph of the March 4, 1861 inauguration of Abraham
Lincoln in front of United States Capitol, which was undergoing
construction
Слайд 17Abraham Lincoln
Official White House portrait of Abraham Lincoln
by George Peter Alexander Healy
Слайд 18Lincoln met with his cabinet for the first reading of
the Emancipation Proclamation draft on July 22, 1862.
Слайд 19Lincoln, with Allan Pinkerton and Gen. John Alexander Mclernand at
Antietam.
Слайд 20Gettysburg Address The cemetery was dedicated on November 19, 1863
. Lincoln spoke for approximately two minutes. Although he expressed
disappointment in the speech initially, it has come to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in U.S. history.
Слайд 21John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on
April 14, 1865 at the Ford Theater.
He died the
next morning at 7:22.
Слайд 23Presidential box at Ford’s Theater
Слайд 25Reward poster following Lincoln’s assassination
Слайд 26When Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington,
D.C. on April 14, 1865, he was carrying two pairs
of spectacles and a lens polisher, a pocketknife, a watch fob, a linen handkerchief, and a brown leather wallet containing a five-dollar Confederate note and nine newspaper clippings.
Слайд 27Train engine that drew Lincoln’s funeral train
The train left Washington,
DC, on April 21, 1865, and traveled 1,654 miles, retracing
the route Lincoln had traveled to Washington, DC, as the president elect.
The train's journey ended on May 3, 1865, when it arrived in Springfield, Illinois.
Слайд 28Lincoln's coffin, Museum
of Funeral Customs
A funeral was held
in Springfield on May 4, 1865.
Subsequent to the funeral,
Lincoln's remains, along with those of his son William, were interred in a public receiving vault at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Слайд 29Lincoln's tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln's tomb is
located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
It
includes a 117-foot-tall granite obelisk surmounted with several bronze statues of Lincoln, which was constructed by 1874.
Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of his four sons are also buried there (Robert Todd Lincoln is buried in Arlington National Cemetery)
Слайд 30President Lincoln’s memory has been honored in a variety of
ways including the penny, five dollar bill, Lincoln Memorial and
Mt. Rushmore
Слайд 31Inside the Lincoln Memorial, a majestic statue sits in repose
with the following words inscribed . . .
Слайд 32In This Temple
As in The Hearts Of The People
For Whom He saved The Union
The Memory Of Abraham
Lincoln Is Enshrined Forever
Слайд 33 Lincoln Memorial University is a private four-year co-educational
liberal arts college located in Harrogat, Tennessee
Слайд 34Lincoln stamp, issued November 19, 1965
Слайд 35Images of Lincoln
Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Hingham, Massachusetts
Daniel Chester
French's sculpture inside the Lincoln Memorial
Stone carving of Lincoln
at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Слайд 36
Images of Lincoln
Lincoln's likeness on Mount Rushmore
Proof coinage Lincoln
penny with cameo effect, obverse
Lincoln on the Illinois design
of the 50 State Quarters, issued in 2003