Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

When people sit back and reminisce about the United States being one of the most prominent nations, they generally do not think that without one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States, there could be chaos and uncivilized conditions. Without this president, our great nation could have been divided into two, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America. Slavery, one of the most terrible forms of treatment imposed on a person, might still be in existence if it was not for our 16th president. Without Abraham Lincoln, no one would know, or even imagine where the country would be now.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a Baptist church which had separated from another church due to the opposition of slavery.

Lincoln had several jobs, including surveying,