Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,1809.he became president in 1860.his presidency was difficult. the states in the north did the south were divided because of slavery. white people in the south owned black people. the north did not like it. a civil war began between the two sides.in the end, the northern states won and president Lincoln helped to free the slaves. he gave a very famous speech about how everybody had the right to be free and how all people were equal. after the civil war, Abraham
Lincoln went to see a play. while he was there, he was assassinated.