The story of Lincoln

Abraham lincoln (1809- 1865), the 6th president of the United States. 1February 809 12, Lincoln was born in a poor peasant family in Harding County, Kentucky. His father, like most American farmers at that time, had a lot of land to farm hard and do this and that. He used to be a shoemaker, lumberjack and carpenter. In his own words, his childhood

Abraham lincoln is "a concise chronicle of poverty". When he was a child, he helped his family move firewood, carry water and do farm work. 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. Lincoln's mother died at the age of nine. A year later, my father married a widow Stepmother is kind and hardworking, and regards the children of her ex-wife as her own. Lincoln also loved his stepmother, and the family lived in harmony and happiness. Because of his poor family, Lincoln didn't get a good education. In order to support his family, Lincoln worked as a ferryman, plantation worker, shop assistant and carpenter on the Ohio River in his teens. /kloc-When he was 0/8 years old, Lincoln, who was tall (1.93 meters), was hired 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. He made his first political speech at a political rally. Because he attacked slavery and put forward some suggestions beneficial to public utilities, Lincoln had an influence on the public, and with his outstanding personality, he was elected as a state senator in 1834. Two years later, Lincoln became a lawyer through self-study and soon became the Whig leader of the state legislature. 1834 In August, 25-year-old Lincoln was elected as a state legislator and began his political career. He also manages rural post offices, conducts land surveys and studies law with the help of friends. A few years later, he became a lawyer, helping the son of his dead friend. After accumulating the experience of state legislators, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives on 1846. 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 anti-slavery person. He believes that slavery should be eliminated eventually, and slavery should be abolished in Washington State, DC first. Slavery, which represented the interests of southern planters, was madly opposed to Lincoln. 1850, the power of American slave owners increased greatly, and Lincoln withdrew from Congress and continued to be a lawyer. 1860, Lincoln became the presidential candidate of * * * and the party. 1 1 year, the election announced that he was elected as the 16 th president of the United States with 2 million votes. But in the southern 10 states controlled by the slave owner, he didn't get the 1 vote. 1April, 865 14 in the afternoon 10, Lincoln was assassinated in Ford Theater in Washington, and died the next day. On May 4th, Lincoln was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Lincoln led the American people to safeguard national unity, abolish slavery, remove obstacles for the development of capitalism, and promote the development of American history. 100 has been respected by the American people for more than a decade. Because of Lincoln's progressive role in American history, people praised him as "a model of national rulers in the new era." Abraham lincoln, the16th president of the United States, is one of the greatest figures in world history, who led the great struggle to save the Union and end slavery. People miss his integrity, kindness and strong personality. He has always been one of the most admired presidents in American history. Although he only received a little elementary education in the frontier and had little experience in holding public office, his keen insight and profound humanitarian consciousness made him the greatest president in American history.

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1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16 th president of the United States. Lincoln's election posed a serious threat to the interests of southern planters. Of course, they don't want an advocate for the abolition of slavery.

Abraham lincoln (6 photos) is the president. In order to regain their long-held national leadership, they launched a rebellion before Lincoln took office. 1860 12, South Carolina was the first to declare its independence from the Federation, and then slave States such as Mississippi and Florida also left the Federation one after another. 186 1 In February, they announced the establishment of the American Confederacy, elected Jefferson Davis, the owner of the big plantation, as president, and formulated the Constitution, declaring that black slavery was the foundation of the Confederacy: "Black people cannot be equal to whites, and black slave labor is a natural and normal state." 1861April 12, the confederacy declared war and quickly captured the Sumter fortress where the federal government troops were stationed. Lincoln had to declare his opposition to southern operations. Lincoln himself did not advocate the abolition of slavery in a radical way. He believes that slavery can be restricted first, and then abolished gradually by peaceful means. The key is to maintain the unity of the Federation. Under the control of this idea, the northern government did not prepare for the war at all, but rushed to fight, while the south had a plan, well-equipped and well-trained army. Therefore, although the north has advantages in many aspects, it was defeated by the south, and even the capital, Washington, was almost broken by the rebels. The defeat of the north on the battlefield caused strong dissatisfaction among the broad masses of the people, and demonstrations broke out in many cities, demanding that the government take measures to reverse the war. Lincoln realized that if he wanted to win this war, he must mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers, abolish slavery and liberate black slaves. 1862 In May, Lincoln signed the Homestead Law, which stipulated that every American citizen could acquire 160 acres of land in the west only by paying the registration fee of 10, and become the legal owner of this land after five years of continuous farming. This measure fundamentally eliminated the possibility of southern slave owners seizing land in the west, and at the same time met the urgent demands of the broad masses of farmers, which greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of farmers for their heroic struggle. 1862 In September, Lincoln personally drafted the draft for the emancipation of slaves. On June 1 863 65438+1October1,The Emancipation Proclamation was officially promulgated, announcing that slavery in rebel states would be abolished from now on, and freed slaves could be called to join the federal army. Declaring the freedom of slaves fundamentally disintegrated the fighting capacity of the rebels and gave the northern army a powerful source of soldiers. During the civil war, the number of blacks who directly participated in the war reached 6.5438+0.86 million. They fought bravely, and one in three blacks gave his life for the cause of liberation. 1863 put forward the programmatic slogan of "of the people, by the people and for the people", thus making the war a mass revolutionary struggle. The promulgation of these two decrees is a turning point in the civil war, and the battlefield situation is more and more favorable to the north. 1 863 July13, the two sides fought the largest battle since the civil war in Gettysburg, north of Washington. The two sides fought fiercely for three days and nights, and the northern army hit the southern army hard, causing the southern army to lose 36 thousand people. From then on, the northern army began to enter the counterattack, and the southern army had to defend. On July 4th this year, the Union Army won another victory in Vicksburg. Vicksburg, located on the Mississippi River, is a cliff 200 feet above the water. The rebels guarding the cliff are condescending and can directly threaten the ships passing by the river with artillery fire. It is very difficult to attack this fortress from below. As early as the end of 1862, Grant, with the assistance of the navy, led troops to attack this fortress several times, but all failed. 1863 In April, Grant implemented a new attack plan, first destroying all the strongholds around the fortress, and then surrounding Vicksburg. The navy also came to help, attacking by land and water at the same time, violently shelling the fortress, and the deafening cannon sounded for 47 days. On July 4, the rebels trapped in the fortress ran out of ammunition and were forced to surrender. This time, the North Army captured 29,000 rebels. Then, the northern army quickly pursued the rebels with the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and captured Richmond, the rebel capital, on April 3 1865. On April 9th, robert lee, commander-in-chief of the rebels, led 28,000 down archers to surrender to Grant in Abo Mattox village. The four-year civil war ended in victory in the north. The civil war is called the second bourgeois revolution after the American War of Independence. Lincoln became a symbol of black liberation. But the slave owners hated him very much. 1865 On the evening of April 14, Lincoln was assassinated by a mob bought by a southern slave owner while watching a play at Ford Theatre in Washington. Lincoln's unfortunate death caused a great sensation 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. Lincoln was an outstanding politician who made great contributions to the development of American society and was revered by the American people. In the eyes of Americans, his prestige even surpassed Washington!

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Because of abraham lincoln's outstanding achievements, he was re-elected as the president of the United States on1October 8, 1864+065438. However, before Lincoln put his postwar policy into practice, tragedy happened. 1865, 14, 10, 15. On the fifth day after the surrender of the southern army, Lincoln was assassinated in Ford Theater in Washington. Joe Wilkes Booth is already sharpening his knife. Because Booth was born in a famous American drama family, his superb acting skills have always been sought after by female opera fans. But the Booth people are worried about the country and the people, and he is also unambiguous in his political views. He is a staunch supporter of the Confederacy. During the Civil War, Booth conspired with a group of people, including his childhood friends Mitchell O 'Flynn and Sam Arnold. George Azrod, a carriage manufacturer in Maryland; 23-year-old drugstore employee David herold; Louis Powell, a former Confederate soldier, and John Salat, who had provided information to the rebels. The organization once planned to kidnap Lincoln in an apartment in Washington in exchange for captured soldiers in the south, but these plans, like many other plots, ended in vain. Two or three days before Lincoln was assassinated, Booth was as drunk as a fiddler almost every day. His former conspiracy organization has been fragmented, leaving only Paine, herold and Azrod. At noon on April 14, he went to Ford Theatre to get the mail. He came across a poster which said that Lincoln and Grant would attend the celebration in the evening. Booth was ecstatic and immediately called his close friends to carry out their final plan: Azrod assassinated Vice President Johnson, Payne and herold assassinated Seward, the recovering Secretary of State, and Booth assassinated the President himself. Things didn't go well: Azrod got drunk and chickened out, and didn't try to assassinate Johnson at all. Paine and herold are going well. They came to seward's house, and Herod drove a carriage to meet them. Paine went directly to Seward's house, and he took a pack of medicine, which was also planned long ago. Seward's son told Payne that his father was sleeping and could not take medicine. But Paine insisted on sending medicine in. Seward Jr. found this man unreasonable and ordered him to leave immediately. Afraid of being caught up in the plot, Payne immediately took out a pistol and aimed it at Seward's head. Fortunately, the bullet was blind somehow. Paine quickly clenched his gun and bashed Seward Jr.' s head with the butt of his gun. Poor little Seward's skull was broken. Sweeping the obstacles outside the door, Payne drew a big knife from the parcel and rushed into seward's dark bedroom. Only then did he find seward's daughter and a male nurse in the bedroom. Genial smile that male nurses immediately jumped up and rushed to Payne, Payne slashed his forehead with a broadsword, while seward's daughter was stunned by Payne. Paine rushed to Seward's bedside and stabbed the Secretary of State with a knife. At this time, Seward's other son heard the noise and rushed in, only to be scratched on his forehead by Payne with a murder weapon and cut his hand. Parn didn't think this place should stay too long, so he quickly left the bedroom and jumped down the stairs. On the stairs, he met an unlucky messenger from the State Council. Parn cut off the messenger again after a long time. Until he fled to the front of the gate, Parn kept screaming: "I'm crazy! I am crazy! " Incredibly, all the people attacked by Paine finally recovered, and Seward continued to serve as his secretary of state during President Johnson's term after Lincoln's death. The conversation turned to Booth, who sneaked into the presidential box at 10 in the afternoon. There was a lock in the box, but it was broken a few days ago and no one reported it. As Booth is an actor, the people who protect the president didn't embarrass him. John Park, a policeman, should have been on the only way from the hall to the box, but he was not interested in watching the play, so he hid in another room to drink. When Booth entered the box, he calmly aimed the gun between Lincoln's left ear and back ... * * * was shot eight times, and Lincoln was shot six times, five of which hit the key. However, in the audience of 1675, only a few people heard the gunshots, and even Mrs. Lincoln sitting next to her and several people accompanying the theater were not scared by the gunshots. Because booth chose the climax of the play to shoot, it is difficult to hear the laughter of the actors mixed with the gunshots. Then the box was in chaos. Booth jumped from the box to the stage, turned to the audience and shouted, "This is what happens to all tyrants." This is a famous saying in Virginia.

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1February, 809 12, was born in a humble hut in the silent wilderness. 18 16, 7 years old, his family was driven out of his place of residence, and he had to work to support them. 181810/October 15, 9-year-old and 35-year-old mother Nancy Hanks died unfortunately. 1824, 15 years old, starting school. 1827, 18 years old, made his own ferry. 183 1 year-old, 22 years old, failed to start a business. 1832, aged 23, ran for the state legislature, but failed. I wanted to go to law school to study law, but I was not qualified and lost my job. 1833, 24 years old, failed to start a business again, and owed a debt that was paid off by 16. 1834, at the age of 25, he ran for the state legislature again and was successfully elected. 1835, aged 26, was about to get married after her engagement, when her fiancee died of illness and her heart was broken. 1836, 27 years old, completely collapsed, and was ill in bed for 6 months. 1838, 29 years old, tried hard to be a spokesman for the state legislature, but failed. 1840,31year-old, tried to become a candidate for parliament and lost. 184 1 year-old, aged 32, elected as a member of parliament. 1843, aged 34, participated in the National Assembly election, ran for re-election, and was defeated again. 1846, 37 years old, participated in the national assembly election again, and was elected this time! Go to Washington, DC, and the performance is very wonderful. 1848, aged 39, sought re-election as a member of parliament and failed. 1849, 40 years old, wanted to be the land director of his own state, but was rejected. 1854, aged 45, ran for the Senate and lost. 1856, aged 47, was nominated by the vice president at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China with less than 100 votes, and was defeated again. 1858, aged 49, failed to run for the Senate again. 1860, 5 1 year old, was elected as the 16 th president of the United States. 1864, aged 55, was re-elected as the president of the United States, and the Union Army won. 1865, aged 56, was shot dead by actor John Wilkes booth at Ford Theater in Washington on the evening of April 14. 1865, aged 56, 15 died in April.

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Lincoln's life was spent in successive sufferings. Frustration is the main theme of his life, and depression is his personal enemy. But Lincoln lived to the last moment! Not only that, Lincoln likes to laugh, because laughter is his prescription to relieve stress and can give him a break from endless troubles. More importantly, laughter can sublimate Lincoln's mood and let him and the people around him get wisdom tips from the "laughter of distressed people". As early as when he was studying, there was an exam and the teacher asked him, "Did you answer a difficult question or two easy questions?" Lincoln confidently replied, "Answer a difficult question." "Then you answer, how did the egg come from?" "Chicken-born." The teacher asked again, "Where did the chicken come from?" "Teacher, this is the second question." Lincoln said with a smile. After becoming president, he was insulted because he was the son of a shoemaker. One of his men wrote "idiot" on the note and handed it to Lincoln. Lincoln was not angry after reading it, but said humorously: "We only write the text here, and it is anonymous. And this person only wrote the name, not the text. " Once, Lincoln walked to the city. When a car came from behind him, he raised his hand to stop and said to the driver, "Can you help me take this coat to the city?" "Sure," said the driver, "but how can I return my coat to you?" Lincoln replied, "Oh, it's very simple. I'm going to wrap it in a coat. " Impressed by his humor, the driver smiled and let him get on the bus. Lincoln is a lawyer. Once in court, the opposing lawyer repeatedly stated a simple argument for more than two hours, which made the audience impatient. Finally, it was Lincoln's turn to take the stage to defend the defendant. He went to the podium, took off his coat and put it on the table, then picked up the cup and drank two sips of water, then put on his coat, then took off his coat and put it on the table, drank some water and dressed again. This was repeated five or six times, and the audience in the court laughed. Lincoln said nothing and began his defense speech with laughter. Lincoln's face is long and ugly. Once, he argued with Stephen Douglas, who laughed at him for being two-faced. Lincoln replied, "If I had another face, would I still wear this ugly face?" Once, Lincoln was shining his shoes when a foreign diplomat came up to him and said, "Mr. President, did you really shine your shoes?" "Yes," Lincoln asked in surprise. "Do you clean other people's shoes?" Some people think that Lincoln's attitude towards his political opponents is not tough enough and say to him, "Why do you want them to be friends?" You should try to destroy them. ""I'm not in the elimination of political opponents? When I let them be my friends, political enemies don't exist. " Lincoln said gently. Another time, a woman came to Lincoln. She said confidently, "My uncle is the only one who didn't escape in Bretton Woods. My father took part in the battle of olins and my husband died in Manto, so," Mr. President, you must give my son a colonel position. We should have this right, because my grandfather took part in the battle of Lexington, and I ... "Lincoln replied," Madam, your family has served our country for three generations, and you have made enough contributions to our country. I have deep respect for you. Now can you give others a chance to serve your country? " The woman had nothing to say, so she had to leave quietly. One night, Lincoln went to bed after a busy day. Suddenly, the telephone rang loudly. It turned out that a former hacker told him that a customs supervisor had just died. The man asked Lincoln if he could replace him. Lincoln replied, "If the funeral home doesn't mind, of course I don't object." One day, Lincoln and his eldest son Robert came to the street in a carriage. The street was blocked by passing troops. Lincoln opened the door, put out a foot and asked a passerby, "What is this?" Which army does Lincoln refer to? Passers-by thought he didn't know the army, so he replied, "Federal army, you are such an idiot." Lincoln said "thank you", closed the car door, and then said seriously to his son, "It is a kind of happiness to have someone telling the truth in front of you." Then he said, "What a fool I am!" "Lincoln likes telling jokes. Whenever he tells a joke, his face lights up, his eyes light up and his voice trembles. Sometimes he dances and laughs first. After being ridiculed, Lincoln's mood often drops immediately and he looks at everyone with a sad face. This is Lincoln's humorous character. On Christmas Eve, Mr. Smith found a poor boy picking up cinders in front of the glass cabinet of his shoe store. He was in rags and wore a pair of shoes that were "riddled with holes" and extremely inappropriate. He stared at the beautiful shoes in the cupboard, and his eyes were full of inexplicable hopes. This is Lincoln who was only eight or nine years old at that time. When Mr Smith asked Lincoln, "What can I do for you? Lincoln replied, "I'm asking God to give me a pair of suitable shoes." "In the face of Lincoln's request, Mr. Smith did not accept his wife's suggestion and gave Lincoln a pair of shoes directly. Instead, he took out the best socks in the cupboard and told Lincoln, "I'm sorry, son, but God didn't grant your request to buy a pair of shoes. He said, I should give you a pair of socks instead of a pair of shoes. "When Lincoln was disappointed and sad and washed his feet with warm water, Mr. Smith told Lincoln something that would benefit him for life:" Son, each of us will pray for God in our hearts, but he can't give us ready-made good things, just like in the orchard where we live, everyone pursues fruitful fruits, but God can only give us a seed. Only by sowing this seed in the soil and taking good care of it can it blossom. "Just like everyone pursues treasure, but God can only give us an iron pole or a treasure map, and we need to dig it ourselves to get the real treasure. The key is to believe you can do it. If you have confidence, your future will be bright! Take me for example, when I was a child, I prayed to God for a shoe store, but God only gave me a set of tools for making shoes, but I always believed that with this set of tools, I could get everything and make good use of it. For more than 20 years, I have worked as a shoeshine boy, apprentice, shoerepairer and leather shoes designer ... Now, I not only own the most luxurious shoe store in this street, but also have a beautiful wife and a happy family. You too, son. As long as you take these socks to find your dream shoes, never look back and never give up, then one day you will succeed. In addition, God specially asked me to tell you that he has given you more than anyone else, as long as you are not afraid of failure and pay! " Mr. Smith's words influenced Lincoln's life. Thirty years later, this once poor boy became a famous president in American history.

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The list of the "greatest presidents" in the United States was released. Lincoln ranks first. Time magazine (1963) has Lincoln's name on the cover.

Lincoln is one of the greatest figures in world history. He led the great struggle to save the Union and end slavery. People miss his integrity, kindness and strong character. He has always been one of the most admired presidents in American history. Through the promulgation of the Emancipation Declaration, 4 million slaves were freed; After his assassination, slavery was officially abolished in the United States. Lincoln successfully maintained the unity of the United States and made great contributions to the development of American society. Lincoln became a symbol of black liberation, but the slave owners hated him. 1On the night of April, 865, Lincoln was assassinated by thugs bought by slave owners in the south. Columnist Camilla cavendish said of Lincoln: "Strive to win the civil war, safeguard national unity and create a country based on the Constitution." Chris Ayers, a reporter from Los Angeles Times, said: "He is the greatest presidential candidate in our jury, and there is no objection."