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It was clean up time in Ms. Grant’s second
grade class. Noah and Maya were putting away the
big map of the United States. Suddenly, there was
the worst ripping sound.
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Everyone looked at Noah and Maya. The map
was torn into two pieces.
“Look what you did!” said Noah.
“Me?” said Maya. “You’re wrong! It’s not my fault!”
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Ms. Grant stepped in. “Please stop,” she said.
“I don’t think either of you is at fault. We can fix
that.” They held up the two pieces of the map.
“Abraham Lincoln?” asked Noah. “You mean
the President Lincoln from long ago?”
“Look! Our country has been torn in two.
We need Abraham Lincoln!”
“Yes,” said Ms. Grant. “I’ll tell you about
Abraham Lincoln and how he worked with other
people to put our country back together.”
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,
1809, in Kentucky. His family lived in a log cabin
that had only one room. When Abraham Lincoln
was a boy, everyone called him “Abe.”
Abe and his family moved to Indiana in 1816.
He was seven years old. Abe worked very hard
on the farm.
One of his jobs was cutting wood. Wood was
used for cooking and for heat. Wood was also
used to make fences. When Abe grabbed the
handle of his ax, a big log soon became firewood
or fence rails.
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Abe also plowed fields and planted corn.
Young Abe carried a book with him wherever
he went. Whenever he had time to rest, Abe
took the book from his pocket and read.
As a young man, Abe worked in a store in
New Salem, Illinois. One day a woman bought
some things in the store. After she left, Abe
noticed that he hadn’t given enough money
back to the woman. Abe walked many miles to
give her the money. When his friends heard
this story, they called him “Honest Abe.”
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Abe loved to read, tell stories, and make
people laugh. Abe studied hard and passed a
test to become a lawyer. In 1837, he opened a
law office in Springfield, Illinois. Now people
called him “Mr. Lincoln.”
Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the
United States on November 6, 1860. Now he was
called “President Lincoln.”
President Lincoln had a very big problem.
People in the North wanted to end slavery. The
people in the South wanted to form their own
country and keep slavery. President Lincoln
wanted to keep the country together.
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The Civil War began on April 12, 1861. The
armies of the North and the South fought each
other. Many people died. President Lincoln
had to find a way to stop the fighting.
The Civil War finally ended, on April 9, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln worked very hard with many
others to put our country back together. To
this day, many people call Abraham Lincoln
“America’s Great President.”
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When they finished, Maya and Noah held up
the map for the class to see.
“Thank you,” said Ms. Grant. “You did a terrific
job. Now you have something in common with
Abraham Lincoln. You worked together and you
put our country back together.”
When Ms. Grant finished her story, Maya smiled
at Noah and said, “Do you think we could put our
country back together again?”
Noah nodded. “We certainly can.”
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