1、Abraham LincolnRead the passage to know sth. about Abraham Lincoln.Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was born in a poor family. He had little schooling though he liked reading very much. As a young man, he spent his spare time studying laws and became a lawyer. He was strongly against slavery and wante
2、d to build a free state for all people. In 1860, he became President of the United States. Soon the American Civil War broke out. Under his leadership, the north won the war which lasted for four years. All the slaves were set free.Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States twice. He met
3、with a lot of trouble when he tried for the second time. The Civil War had lasted for nearly four years. Most Americans wanted to get peace very much, and they were tired of the war. Abraham Lincoln almost lost support of most Americans, and he didnt think it possible for him to be president for the
4、 second time, but he got help from Thomas Nast. The man had always been his firm supporter and was good at drawing cartoons. Nast drew many wonderful cartoons that were published in newspapers. The cartoons showed the Americans that Meclellane, another candidate（竞选人）who promised the Americans peace
5、at any price, was a man who would give in to the South, and he would serve the southern slave owners like their running dog. It was not long before the Americans realized that Abraham Lincoln was able to lead them to victory and build a better America.However, Lincoln was killed by his enemies soon after he became President for the second time. The whole country was very sad at the news of his death.Abraham Lincoln is now considered as one of the greatest of all American presidents and will be remembered forever.
