abraham lincoln abraham 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 wanted 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 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,
