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Abraham held several jobs before becoming president . These included a woodcutter, shopkeeper,  soldier, and lawyer. These jobs helped to prepare him for his life in politics.
After practicing law , Abe ran for and was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1834.

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He first served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849.

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Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. But he never quit

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Abraham Lincoln once said "All persons held as slaves , shall be then, hence forward and forever free ."

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Abraham Lincoln was considered the best president because during the presidency , he carried America through their Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth on the evening of April 14 1865.

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Abraham Lincoln succeeded in preserving the union ,abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modrenizing and the US economy

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He set up a national ranking system while he was president . He also established the department of agriculture.

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He invented and had a patent on a device that freed steam boats that ran around.