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After years of the sectional tensions, the election of antislavery northerner as the 16th president of the United States drove many southerners over the brink.

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On October 16, 1854, Lincoln went before a large crowd in Peoria to debate the merits of the Kansas -Nebraska Act with Douglas calling the institution a violation of the most basic tenets of the Declaration of Independence.

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Lincoln won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846 and began serving his term the following year. Since he was a congressman, Lincoln was unpopular with many Illinois voters for his strong stance against the U.S. war with Mexico.

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In 1830, his family moved to Macon country in southern Illinois and Lincoln worked on a river float. After setting in the town of New Salem he became involved in local politics as a supporter of the Whig Party.

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Lincoln taught himself law and passed the bar examination in 1836. The following year, he moved to the newly named state capital of Springfield.

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He worked there for a few years as a lawyer earning a reputation as ¨Honest Abe.¨ As well with serving clients ranging from individual residents of small towns to national railroads lines.

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The war years were difficult for Abraham and his family. When Abraham´s son died due to typhoid fever in 1862., it emotionally fragile Mary Lincoln.

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Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. His family moved to southern Indiana in 1816. Lincoln was going to school and at the same had to work so can support his family.

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Abraham Lincoln was a self-taught lawyer. He was elected for 16th president of the united States in November 1860. Lincoln proved to be a shewed military strategist and a savvy leader. Abraham Lincoln was widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history.