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Abraham Lincoln

by Steven from Montvale

Abraham Lincoln was probably the most famous president there ever was. He was born 1809 in a poor family and his mother died in 1818. Then his father married Sarah Bush Johnston. In 1830, his family and himself moved out to Illinois in New Salem.

In 1837, Abe became a lawyer and got involved into politics. In 1842, he married a rich girlnamed Marry Todd. In 1847, he was elected into Congress in the House of Representatives. In 1858, Abe ran for U.S. Senate and lost to Stephen Douglas. The difference was that Douglas was for slavery and Abe wasn't. As a result in 1860, the antislavery Republican Party nominated Abe for President and he became the 16th President of the United States.

As a president, he was willing to let slavery stay the same. However, the southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy and then came the war. Abe's goal was to keep the Union together by forming a Union army.Then slavery became a major issue during the war. In 1862, he announced The Emancipation Praclamation, which called for the end of slavery.

Abe was most rememered for the Gettysburg Adress that stated "All men were created equally".

In 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham in the back of the head at Ford's theater and died across the street the next day.

Page created on 11/28/2000 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 11/28/2000 12:00:00 AM

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