Abraham Lincoln Coloring Page

Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky and mostly taught himself, reading whatever books he could borrow. He became a lawyer in Illinois, and at about 6 feet 4 inches he was taller than almost everyone around him. He was elected president in 1860.

The Civil War began a few weeks after he took office. In 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and later that year he gave the Gettysburg Address, a speech of only about 270 words that took just a couple of minutes. The line above is from that speech.