Abraham Lincoln - the sixteenth president of the United States

Each five-dollar note is watched by Abraham Lincoln - the sixteenth President of the United States, who ruled the country from 1861 until his death in 1865. Any American student knows the biography of Lincoln, and his Gettysburg speech is carefully studied and serves as a theme for writing.

Who was Abraham Lincoln? His biography begins in 1809. He was born in a poor farm hut, which is now protected as a national treasure. For the father of the boy his own striving for knowledge was amazing, only the Holy Bible, the alphabet and the catechism were from the books in the family. Abraham became the first of the Lincolns who mastered the letter. But his father, who could not read or write, nevertheless managed to convey to the son two important traits of character: he taught him to respect people and love to work.

To receive school education Abraham Lincoln could not, prevented the extreme constraint in material means and frequent travel in search of a better share. In 1816, the family of the future president left his native state of Kentucky and moved to Indiana. My mother died, my father married again.

In Indiana, Abraham Lincoln worked as a ferryman, drove for $ 6 a month people across the Ohio River. Then there was Illinois and the journey through the Mississippi, which instilled hatred of slavery.

Lincoln's political career began when he enlisted as a volunteer in the militia fighting against the Indians who harass the residents of New Salem. He was elected to the state legislature. There things were difficult, there were fights. Once again, having divided the conflicting parties, Abraham Lincoln made a speech, the idea of which was the call to the parliamentary culture. The speech was very successful, but put an end to his career in this reputable meeting. Interrupting somehow and lending money, he always gave back his debts, for which he was nicknamed "honest Abe".

In 1835, he again went to the Illinois legislature, learned to become a lawyer and won authority with his eloquence. Speaking against the slave trade and the war with Mexico, Abraham Lincoln made many political opponents.

1856 was for Lincoln the year of nomination for the vice-presidents of the United States. It did not succeed, but the popularity of politics grew. Speaking in Springfield speech (1858), in which the expression "the house split within will not stand", he actually spoke out against the split of the country into the slave-owning South and the industrial North. In 1860, the new US President, Abraham Lincoln, was elected. His nationality aroused some controversy, but it should be noted that he was not a Jew, despite the name.

In March next year, speaking near the still unfinished Capitol building in Washington, Lincoln, already elected president, again called on the southerners to reconcile, but his speech, albeit brilliant, was not received. On April 12, Fort Sumter was bombarded with artillery fire, and a civil war began - the most bloody conflict in the history of America. Four years of fighting led to the defeat of the Confederate army and the victory of the northerners. Throughout the war, Lincoln led the country, showing a variety of talent and extraordinary volitional qualities. In 1864 he was elected president again.

It was only five days since the victory was declared in the civil war, and Abraham Lincoln was shot dead by Bout, a Confederacy supporter who shouted that he had avenged the South. Soon he himself was killed by the soldiers of the guard.

Abraham Lincoln was a supporter of the equality of all people and a great humanist. He remains today the most revered in the US president.