Abraham Lincoln

When we read the history of the United States of America, we remember above all two great names: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. George Washington, the general who commanded the North American Army in the War of Independence against Britain, became the first President of the United States. He and those who fought with him did much for their country: they freed it from colonial oppresion. But Abraham Lincoln had a greater wish: he wanted to see all the people of the United States, including the Negroes, free from oppression and exploitation by the rich, the owners of the big plantations. Abraham Lincoln was the son of a poor farmer. He was born in 1809 and his childhood was spent in hard work, helping his father on their small farm. But in 1816, when the young Abraham was only seven years old, his father lost his farm and the family moved to another part of the country, where the boy worked as a farm labourer, a shop assistant and later as a clerk in the post - office. Then, in 1818, his mother, whom he loved very dearly, died. Happily for him, when his father maried again, the second wife was a good mother to him to. Seeing that Abraham liked reading, she did all she could to help him. But the family was poor and the boy could not get many books. His favourite ones were The life of George Washington and Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. He himself later said that he only went to school by littles - a litle now and a little then, and not more than a year in all. But he worked hard and later even became a lawyer. In 1847 he was selected a member of the US Congress. In all his political work, Lincoln thought of building a free state for all the people. The state, he said, could not be half free and half slaves, it must be all one or all the other. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Then he worked still harder for freedom for the slaves. During the Civil War betwen the North and South, Lincoln was named commander-in-chief of the Union Army, and in 1865 the war was won by the Union Army and those who wanted freedom for the slaves. At the opening of a memorial to the many men who had lost their lives fighting for the freedom of the Negroes, Abraham Lincoln told his country - men that the living must finish the work of those dead; that they must fight for freedom for all - blaks and whites; that America must strengthen government of the people by the people and for the people. Cand citim despre istoria Statelor Unite ne aducem aminte mai ales de doua personalitati: George Washington si Abraham Lincoln. George Washington, generalul care a comandat Armata Nord Americana (North American Army) , in Razboiul de Independenta impotriva englezilor, a devenit primul presedinte al Statelor Unite. El si aceia care au luptat alaturi de el au facut multe pentru tara lor: si-au ajutat compatriotii sa iasa de sub oprimarea englezeasca. ...