亚伯拉罕·林肯(英文)介绍Lincoln精选.ppt

* Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States And there goes his life…… * Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. He was born in a poor family and his mother passed away when he was only 8 years old. One year later, his father got married with an another woman who treated him very well as a stepmother. Birth * Teenage · He didn’t have a stable job, but he read all shakespeare’s books and some other books about history. · He became a state senator in 1834…… * 51 years old Lincoln was elected to be 16th president of the United States in 1860. One interesting fact is that he got no votes from those ten states which were under slave owners’ control. * American Civil War Soon after Lincoln became the president of the United States…… 11 states claimed that they were independent and set up * American Civil War * * American Civil War They were well prepared. At first, they just failed * American Civil War Kept attacking …… Lincoln proclaimed Homestead Act and The Emancipation Proclamation * American Civil War United states of America captured Confederate states of Ameica * Death Lincoln was elected to be president again in 1864. However, he was killed by Jogh wilkes Booth, a famous actor, at Ford’s Theatre in 1865. * Interesting Facts · There are words, “Land of Lincoln”, on the plate numbers of cars in Illinois. · The statue of Lincoln is the right one of the four presidents` statue in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial . · An Aircraft Carrier is called Lincoln.↓ * Sources /subview/2063/7140082.htm?fromId=2063from=rdtself /wiki/Abraham_Lincoln * Thanks!