Abraham Lincoln

A lawyer and an advocate for making slavery illegal, Abraham

Lincoln was president of the U.S. during the American Civil War that

ended with the abolishment of slavery.

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It’s not always easy to do the right thing, especially when some people are threatening to
kill you if you don’t back down!
But Abraham Lincoln was the kind of person who stuck to his principles, no matter what.
Abe Lincoln was always known for “doing the right thing.” His small store in Kentucky
became the most popular in town because people knew they could trust him. That’s how
he earned his nickname - “Honest Abe.”
All through his life, Lincoln valued integrity more than anything else. He insisted that
people who worked for him must be honest and fair.
Although he was born in poverty, Lincoln pulled himself up through life. He studied at
night to become a lawyer. He was popular and well-liked enough to get into politics, and
that’s where Abe Lincoln’s sense of what was right and wrong rose to the top.
Slavery was still legal in the United States, and Lincoln was one of many people who
believed it was simply wrong. He gave powerful speeches calling for an end to slavery.
The issue was threatening to tear the country apart by the time Lincoln was elected
president. The southern and northern states had opposing views on the subject and the
U.S. Civil War began.