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Abraham Lincoln

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Lincolns term of office was from March 4, 1861 – April 14, 1865.

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What party did Abraham Lincoln represent?

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What party did Abraham Lincoln represent?

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Lincoln represented the Republican party.

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Hannibal Hamlin was Lincoln's VP

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Describe a major event that took place during his presidency.

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Describe a major event that took place during his presidency.

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Lincoln was assassinated during his time as president while watching a play in Fords theater. He was shot by John Wilkes booth on the night of April 14, 1865 due to Lincoln passing the emancipation proclamation. Booth was a southern radical.

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"Don't change horses in midstream" – Abraham Lincoln.

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What Issues were at the center of Lincolns campaign?

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What Issues were at the center of Lincolns campaign?

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Abraham Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories but did not favor the abolition of slavery in slave states and this served as his man campaigning platform ideal.

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When was Honest Abe elected President of the United States?

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When was Honest Abe elected President of the United States?

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

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What was his occupation before he was elected President?

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What was his occupation before he was elected President?

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Lincoln settled in the village of New Salem where he worked as a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, militia soldier during the Black Hawk War and became a lawyer in Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois Legislature in 1834, and was reelected in 1836, 1838, 1840 and 1844.

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What was the political climate before he was elected president?

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What was the political climate before he was elected president?

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The political climate was one of pro-slavery ideals, democrats won the election prior.

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1.) On the day he was shot, Lincoln told his bodyguard that he had dreamt he would be assassinated.
2.) Lincoln was the tallest president standing at an astounding 6 feet 4 inches

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Did Abraham Lincoln go to college? If so, what college did he graduate from and what did he study?

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Did Abraham Lincoln go to college? If so, what college did he graduate from and what did he study?

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Abraham Lincoln did not attend college, however, he did tech himself Law and had a successful law practice.

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Who did Abraham Lincoln marry and how many children did he have?

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Who did Abraham Lincoln marry and how many children did he have?

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Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in 1842, he had four sons.

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What did Abraham Lincoln do in his early years as a child and a young adult?

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What did Abraham Lincoln do in his early years as a child and a young adult?

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Abraham Lincoln attended school in Indiana and created his own arithmetic sum book due to the lack of supplies given by the school. He would later move to Illinois in his early twenties where he enlisted in the black hawk war. Lincoln then went and worked on a riverboat, ran a store, and thought about becoming a blacksmith. Instead, he decided to study law and started his own successful law practice. He also served in both the Illinois and U.S. legislatures. Lincoln was not successful at everything he attempted.

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When and where was Abraham Lincoln born?

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When and where was Abraham Lincoln born?

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Date of birth: February 12, 1809

Place of birth: Hodgenville, KY