Who started as a laborer and later became the president of the United States?

On February 1809, Lincoln was born in a poor family in Harding County, Kentucky. In his own words, his childhood was "a concise chronicle of poverty". When he was a child, he helped his family move firewood, carry water, do farm work and so on. Parents are descendants of British immigrants. They make a living by farming and hunting. 18 16, the Lincoln family moved to southwest Indiana to reclaim land for a living. At the age of 9, Lincoln's mother, who was only 36, died unfortunately, which also cultivated his ability to think and do things independently. When he grows up, his height of 193cm always gives people the most calm and melancholy impression.

A year later, my father and a man named Sally Bush [4]? Married a kind and enlightened woman. The stepmother is kind and hardworking, regards the children of her husband's ex-wife as her own children, and is full of love for young Lincoln. Lincoln also loves her stepmother, and the family is harmonious and happy. Because of his poor family, Lincoln didn't get a good education. In order to support his family, Lincoln worked as a ferryman and plantation worker on the Ohio River. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, Lincoln, a tall man, was employed by a ship owner and sailed thousands of miles along the Ohio River with others. Before the age of 25, Lincoln had no fixed job and made a living everywhere. As an adult, he became a local land surveyor. Because he is proficient in measurement and calculation, he is often invited by people to solve land boundary disputes. After hard work, Lincoln has always been a young man who loves reading, and the light of reading at night always flashes late. When he was young, Lincoln read all Shakespeare's works, American history and many books on history and literature. He made himself a learned man through self-study. Political Career Lincoln delivered his first political speech at a political rally. Because he attacked slavery and put forward some suggestions beneficial to public utilities, Lincoln was influential in the public and his personality was outstanding. 1834 was elected state senator. 1834 In August, 25-year-old Lincoln was elected as a Whig member of the Illinois legislature for three consecutive terms until 1842. At the same time, it manages rural post offices and conducts land surveys. 1836, Lincoln became a lawyer through self-study, and then co-founded a law firm in Springfield. He soon became the Whig leader in the state legislature. After accumulating the experience of state legislators, 1846, 37-year-old Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives. 1847, Lincoln, as a representative of the Whig Party, participated in the election of members of Congress and was successful. He came to Washington for the first time. Around this time, the debate about slavery has become a major event in American political life. In this debate, Lincoln gradually became an opponent of slavery. He believes that slavery should be abolished eventually, and it should be abolished in Washington first. The slave owners representing the interests of the southern slave owners were crazy against Lincoln's abolition of slavery. 1850, the power of American slave owners increased greatly, and Lincoln withdrew from Congress and continued to be a lawyer. 1856, Lincoln quit the Whig Party because of his strong opposition to the expansion of slavery, joined the newly established anti-slavery peace party, and soon became the main leader of the party. Elected president 1860 1 1 month, Lincoln was elected president, * * * and the party came to power for the first time. Abraham lincoln's election poses a serious threat to the interests of plantation owners in the south. Slave owners in the south launched a rebellion to create division. 1 1 Southern states successively withdrew from the Union, declared the establishment of "United States of America", formulated a new constitution and elected a new president. 186 1 In April, the rebels in the south first started a war against the north. Lincoln called on the people to fight for the unity of the union, and the civil war broke out. At the beginning of the war, Lincoln adopted the policy of seeking reconciliation with the south and lost in the military. At the strong demand of all walks of life, 1862 passed a series of laws against slavery. 1On September 22nd, 862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing that from June 65438 +0863 10 +065438 10, slaves would be abolished and become free men. This document brought hope and courage to the slaves. Many slaves left the southern army and joined the northern army. 1864 put forward the slogan "for the people, by the people and for the people" to boost morale and win the civil war in April/865. In the general election of 1864, Lincoln proposed the 13th amendment to abolish slavery, and included it in the * * * and the party's campaign platform. 165438+1On October 8th, Lincoln was re-elected. 1April, 8651On the evening of 4th, Lincoln was assassinated by actor John Booth while watching the comedy Our American Relatives at Ford Theater in Washington, and died the next morning. Lincoln's unfortunate death caused great shock at home and abroad, and the American people deeply mourned him. More than 7 million people stopped on both sides of the road to pay tribute to the funeral procession, and 6.5438+0.5 million people paid tribute to Lincoln's body.