Title: The Real Reason Abraham Lincoln Appears on the 5 Dollar Bill
Headings: The Real Reason Abraham Lincoln Appears on the 5 Dollar Bill
The Real Reason Abraham Lincoln Appears on the 5 Dollar Bill
Why is He on the 5 Dollar Bill?
Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life and Family History

Content: Even though he was a Republican, Democrats still praise him for the direction his leadership took the nation. Through his presidency, the Union was preserved, slavery was abolished, the federal government was strengthened, and the American economy met an era of modernization. He was a strong supporter of egalitarianism and democracy. Abraham Lincoln’s Early Life and Family History
Abraham Lincoln was born on the 12 th of February, 1809 in Sinking Spring Farm. He was born as the second child into a poor family that lived in a one-room cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. His father was Thomas Lincoln, the grandson of Captain Abraham Lincoln who had relocated the family from Virginia to Kentucky and was killed in an Indian raid in 1780. His father worked as a carpenter, farmer, and other odd jobs. His mother’s name was Nancy Hanks Lincoln and she is assumed to be the daughter of Lucy Hanks, although there is no proof of this. Abraham Lincoln’s parents had three children; Sarah (born 1807), Abraham (1809), and Thomas who died as a baby.