How Did Lincoln's Assassination Change The World

The life of a legendary president began in Hardin County, Kentucky(History.com). He was born on February 12, 1909 (History.com). Abraham Lincoln changed life in so many ways. He was the 16th president and was one of the best because of all of the changes that he made. He set the slaves free and it saved people's lives. He gave the Gettysburg Address to help with the freedom that was going to be promised after the North won the war. The Gettysburg Address helped create the 13th Amendment. Abraham Lincoln proved he helped the world in many ways by being a good president, the man who set slaves free, and giving the Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln was a good choice for the 16th president. He wanted this country to be united. He wanted to get rid of slaves but also the Southern part of the United States wanted to keep the slaves. Since they both had different opinions, there was a war that had big battles called the Civil War. Families were fighting each other because of what they believed the country should do with the slaves. As the 16th president, he was dealing with the war and the country as well. In his personal life, there were struggles half of his children didn’t make it past childhood. Robert Todd Lincoln was the luckiest and the oldest son to make it past childhood.
The slaves were all set free in December, 1865. The south wouldn't give up because they believed blacks were worth nothing. They wanted to keep slavery and wanted to be in charge of people. The north, however, did not want slavery to last any longer. It was a long fight for slaves to be set free. What didn't help the argument is how Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth when the country needed him the most (Biography.com). Even after all of that the family has a lot of stress and hardship, Lincoln and the Union won the Civil War. So that's when Congress looked back at Lincoln’s words in the Gettysburg