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WHO AM I?Loading...
My mother died when I was seven.
I did not attend school regularly so
I educated myself by the light of the
fire.
I did not attend school regularly so
I educated myself by the light of the
fire.
I did not go to law school but studied when I could and became a lawyer and in 1846 I was elected to Congress
I became the 16th president of the United States in 1860.
My most important achievements as president were keeping the country together by winning the civil war and freeing the slaves when I issued the Emancipation proclamation.
My most important achievements as president were keeping the country together by winning the civil war and freeing the slaves when I issued the Emancipation proclamation.