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"The crowd went wild. Some rushed forward, laid their hands upon the president, and collapsed in joy. Some, too awed to approach Father Abraham, kept their distance and, speechless, just stared at him. Others yelled for joy and performed somersaults. Lincoln spoke to them." (530-533)

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" “My poor
friends, you are free—free as air. You can cast off the name
of slave and trample upon it. . . . Liberty is your birthright.…
But you must try to deserve this priceless boon..." (533-536)

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He visited Richmond and gave a speech to the liberated slaves and told the Union general in charge to let the rebels "up easy." He also previously said that he would not leave Virginia until the war was won.

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While he was visiting Richmond, Lincoln gave a speech to the recently freed slaves on how they were now liberated

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The first person he fell in love with later died of illness. Lincoln was devastated when she died and other people thought that he might commit suicide.

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Lincoln eventually recovered from this loss and married Mary Todd. He later fought to free slaves because he simply thought slavery was wrong

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"Lincoln himself never talked or wrote about Ann after her death. But those who knew him at the time remembered how crushed and miserable he was to lose her." (102-104)

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"...Thought that slavery should not be allowed to spread into new states... Every new state to join the country, Lincoln firmly believed, should prohibit slavery." (113-116)

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Lincoln supports northerners who do not like slavery and think it should not exist

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Character trait: Supportive