Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation that began the abolition of slavery. Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky, served as a lawyer and representative before becoming president, and was assassinated in 1865. He was a self-educated man who demonstrated great leadership through his integrity and belief in his principles of equality.

1. Abraham Lincoln
By: Mario Hernandez, Joselin Ramirez, Natalie Aldana,
Zaida Hernandez, Kayle Torres

2. Biography
● Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United
States.
● Preserved the Union during the U.S Civil War and brought
the emancipation of slaves
● His occupations (job) were Civil rights Activist, U.S.
representative, Lawyer, and U.S. president

3. Quick facts about Lincoln...
● Lincoln was born on February 12,1809. He was born in
Hodgenville, Kentucky.
● He died on April 15, 1865, in Washington, D.C.
● People will call him Honest Abe and The Great
Emancipator. He was the tallest president of the U.S.

4. Traits
● A good listener
● He was a excellent communicator
● One of Lincoln’s greatest leadership traits was his sense of
integrity and his strong belief in his principles
● He was responsible on everything he did or had to do
● He never changed meaning he still had the same traits.

5. Education
● Abraham Lincoln was a self-educated man
● He mostly learned everything from books
● When his mother died, him and his father left their cabin and
came back with his new mother which is who started his
childhood education.
● Lincoln first went to school in 1815-1816 during the winter,he
was six years old at the time
● He always walked four miles just to get to school and he will
always arrive early.

6. Leadership
Before the Civil War Abraham Lincoln gave a famous
speech called the Emancipation Proclamation
He gained supported by saying the slave owners shall be
given money for giving up their “property”
The speech didn’t free all slaves but only the one’s living in
states not under Union control
This was enough to get people to start realizing
that slavery was coming to an end

7. Work cited page
- "The 3 Leadership Qualities of Abraham Lincoln." McClarie
Group. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2014. & "Life Lessons From The
Person And Character Of Abraham Lincoln." Live Bold and
Bloom. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2014.
Leadership- Website Title: Council on Foreign Relations
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Date Accessed: August 27, 2014