[00:00.00]Lincoln as President
[00:03.49]In 1861,Lincoln became the 16th president
[00:08.22]of the United States.
[00:09.72]In the same year,the Civil war in America began
[00:13.68]In 1862 he announced the end of slavery.
[00:18.27]In 1865 Lincoln was shot by Wilkes Booth.
[00:24.08]Booth hated Lincoln
[00:25.65]because Lincoln had passed laws
[00:27.85]freeing the slaves.
[00:29.86]People remember Lincoln for a great many things
[00:33.35]He helped end slavery in the United Srates.
[00:36.76]He won the Civil War
[00:38.66]and kept the United Stars united.
[00:41.68]He also gave many great speeches
[00:44.50]and wrote many famous letters,
[00:47.14]He is also famous
[00:48.57]becase he came from a poor family,
[00:50.97]but through hard work.
[00:52.80]became president of the United States.
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[01:02.13]What did Lincoln want to do?
[01:05.26]Lincoln wanted to do something different.
[01:09.41]What did he always ask from his neighbours?
[01:13.35]He always asked to borrow books
[01:15.70]from his neighbours.
[01:17.94]When did Lincoln become the 16th president
[01:21.04]of the United States?In 1861,
[01:25.62]Lincoln became the 16th president
[01:28.46]of the United States.
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