Category: Abraham Lincoln

Everyone has heard the story of how Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Since elementary we have been taught about how John Wilkes Booth shot the president at the Ford Theater on April 15th, 1865. Our teachers taught us all about how sad the nation was and how tragic it was to lose the presidency, who freed…

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves  Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is one of the most celebrated figures in American history and is revered today as a man of rare ability and character who shaped the United States in…

1. What are the problems that existed after the Civil War? How did the North and South try to alleviate them? The South still tried to do its own thing and the violence continued. The biggest problem was racism and the power struggle. The South made Black Codes to continue having power over African Americans…

Dont follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength, and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! (Ruby Bridges) Ruby Bridges was only six years old when she persevered as the first African-American child to desegregate an…

The Oration of Memory by Fedrick Douglass was a remembrance of the former president Lincoln, he wanted to tell his story and wanted people, especially African Americans to know what he did through his years of presidency. During the speech, Douglass needed to make decisions, decisions on how he will honor and address Lincoln’s memory,…

The great 16th President’s beginnings are rather humble. Lincoln is a unique national precious treasure, a legend that best depicts the democratic ideal. The great Lincoln wanted to gain skills to proceed with his position in society. Lincoln had bright ideas to change America for the better. Abraham Lincoln came from a necessitous family in…

The first president to do several things was Abraham Lincoln: he was the first president to have a mustache, the first to kill the firstborn outside of the original 13 states, the first and only one to have a pet cat eat with him at the White House dinner table, and he was the first…

On the eve of the Civil War, a nation once created on the idea that all men are created equal was completely divided on this same founding principle. Following the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the once loyal and united nation of America began to crumble. Many states began to secede from the…

Why was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?The question has plagued historians for many years. Abraham Lincoln, one of the most memorable presidents of the United States of America, was shot in the back of the head with a .44 caliber Derringer revolver and later presumed dead. The assassin was John Wilkes Booth. This unforgettable crime took place…

There have been many different articles, biographies, and much more that have been published about the life of Abraham Lincoln to educate people on his life as a president, a father, and an all-American hero. This film was entirely based on the last four months of Lincoln’s efforts in fighting for the 13 Amendment to…