abe lincoln

i just read a book about Abraham Lincoln.he was born feb 12 1809 in Hardin country Kentucky and he had a sister named Sarah.his mom died when he was 9 of milk sickness and his father remarried to Sarah bush johnson who had 3 kids.he moved in 1830 to macon country Illinois and a year later moved back but Abraham Lincoln moved out on his own. he sailed down the sangamon river and got a job to ship goods to new Orleans.he began his career in 1832 as a member of the wig party and came in 8th out of 13.in 1842 he met Mary Todd and they got married and in 1846 abe was on the house of representatives and was strongly not for the us mexio war which was over Texas.the next 23 years he showed how he could handle everything people threw at him and was in a duff armstong case and proved he was not guilty. in 1860 he became the 16th president of the usa. doing the first year 8 south states said they would stay in the union. sep. 22 1862 he freed salves.Lincoln made Ulysses grant commander of the north and heled north win the war against the east.in 1865 while abe was at a play and was shot by john Wilkes booth in the ear and died the next morning .he was 56 years old and people still think today how could have america changed?????????