Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States.

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Died on 15 April 1865
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Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States Lech
who led the country to victory during the American Civil War and Walesa
contributed profoundly towards ending the widespread slavery in Lord
America. Before being elected to the Presidency; Lincoln was a
successful lawyer, an Illinois state legislator and a member of the Mountbatten
United States House of Representatives. His presidency is primarily Mahatma
marked by his illustrious success in defeating the secessionists,
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abolition of slavery and neutralizing a war-like situation with the
United Kingdom in 1861. Apart from these, the former President is Mao
credited with the establishment of a "Republican form of Zedong
Government" in America through a policy of reconciliation. Since Margaret
then he has been ranked among the greatest presidents of America.
His assassination in 1865 was the first ever presidential Thatcher
assassination in the U.S. history which made him a martyr in its Mikhail
history who would be remembered for his sacrifices for the unity of
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his nation.
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Childhood & Personal Life Mandela
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 to Thomas Lincoln
and Nancy Hanks in southeast Hardin County Kentucky. His parents Oscar
were uneducated, but respected and affluent citizens of Kentucky Arias
backcountry. In 1816, the Lincoln family was forced to move to Sanchez
Indiana. When Lincoln was nine, his mother died of milk sickness, Ralph
and his father remarried to Sarah Bush Johnston. Though Lincoln
was affectionate towards his stepmother, he had not very good Bunche
relations with his father. Raul
 
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Lincoln had only 18 months of formal school, but he was self-
educated and an avid learner. Lincoln was not only a keen reader Richard
and excellent writer, but also a local wrestler. On November 4, 1842 Nixon
Lincoln married Mary Todd and the couple had four sons. Amongst Ronald
them, Robert Todd Lincoln was their only child to survive into
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adulthood. The other children Edward Baker Lincoln, William Saddam
“Willie” Wallace Lincoln and Thomas “Tad” Lincoln died in their
early childhood. Hussein
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Early Political Career Sen
Lincoln started his political career with a campaign in 1832 for the
Illinois General Assembly as a member of the Whig Party. The Thomas
campaign was not successful though and he lost the seat. Soon after Jefferson
the campaign, he was elected captain of an Illinois militia company Tony Blair
of New Salem during the Black Hawk War. In 1834, Lincoln won
election to the state legislature and influenced by the Commentaries Tunku
on the Laws of England, he started learning law. After admission to
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the bar in 1837, he moved to Springfield and established himself as
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a formidable adversary and successful lawyer. In 1837, Lincoln
made his first protest — as a leader of the Illinois Whig Party — Vladimir
against slavery in the Illinois House and labeled it as “inhumanity Lenin
based upon injustice and bad policy.” Winston
 
1860 Presidential Elections Churchill
Abraham Lincoln moved to Republican Party in 1954 and on May Yasser
9-10, 1860, he received his first endorsement to run for the
presidency. On 6 November, 1860, he became the first Republican Arafat
president to win entirely on the strength of his support in the North, Yitzhak
as there was no campaigning in the South except for a few border Rabin
cities. With this landslide victory, Lincoln became the 16th President
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of the United States. He was the first and only one President elected
from Illinois, until Barack Obama was elected in 2008. With this Mori
election, the Republican Party emerged as the nation’s first major Zachary
sectional party. 
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Presidency and the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln’s election and emergence of the Republican Party
as a great strength, gave rise to sectional tensions. Secessionists
made it clear that their states would leave the Union. On 20
December, 1860 South Carolina took the lead and by 1861, six other
cotton growing sates followed it. These seven states declared
themselves a new union “Confederate States of America.” However
the upper South, along with President Buchanan and President-elect
Lincoln refused to recognize the new union. Attempts were made to
reach a compromise but tension between the two groups reached its
peak and Lincoln narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on 23
February 1861 in Washington, D.C.
 
In his first inaugural address on 4 March 1861, Lincoln made his
final attempt to reunite the states and prevent the war-like situation
by supporting the Corwin Amendment, which protected slavery in
those states in which it already existed. By the time Lincoln took
charge, while no leaders of the Confederacy proposed a
compromise, nearly every Republican leader refused to accept
secession on any terms. Lincoln decided not to take any action
against the South, unless the Unionists themselves were attacked,
which finally happened in 1861. In April 1861, after the Unionists
were attacked and forced to surrender, Lincoln called on the
governors of all states to protect the capital and “preserve the
Union”. Virginia refused to join the attack on another state and
seceded along with North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas. After
the fighting started, thousands of rebellions were arrested or exiled
during the suppression of secessionists.
 
Emancipation Proclamation & Second Inauguration
Abolition of Slavery was the primary goal of Abraham Lincoln. In
July 1862, Congress moved to free the slaves by passing the Second
Confiscation Act. Though the act did not end the legal institution of
slavery, Congressional support to Lincoln’s efforts in liberating
slaves became obvious. The new law was implemented with
Lincoln’s “Emancipation Proclamation”. The “Emancipation
Proclamation” was announced on 22 September and came into
effect on 1 January 1863. With this, abolition of slavery in rebel
states became a national goal which freed slaves in territories not
under Union Control. Taking a move ahead, Lincoln devoted
himself to passage of thirteenth amendment to abolish slavery
permanently throughout the nation. In the light of his outstanding
work, Lincoln was re-elected as President in 1864 election and
delivered his second inaugural speech on 4 March 1965. At that
time, slavery was dead and the rebels were no more a threat.
 
The War and Reconstruction
Lincoln wanted to take active part in determining the war strategy
and throughout the war, he emerged himself in military campaigns.
During the war, he authorized his commander to target civilians and
destroy infrastructure, with a view to weaken South’s morale and its
economic ability to continue the war. Reconstruction of the United
States began during the war with continuous efforts to reintegrate
the United States. Under his Amnesty Proclamation, issued on 8
December 1863, Lincoln decided to offer pardon to those who had
not held a Confederate civil office, had not mistreated Union
prisoners; on the clause to sign an oath of faithfulness.
 
As soon as the states were recaptured, Lincoln called for a speedy
election to determine the unity and reconstruction of the United
States. Towards the end of the war, Lincoln visited Virginia after it
was taken by the Union forces to give a message that the President
of the United States held authority over the entire land. The
President came back from his visit on 9 April, 1865 and soon after,
the war was over with rebel armies surrendering to the Union forces.
After the war was over, Lincoln took measures that determined the
democracy and equality in America and ensured a “Republic form
of Government.” 
 
Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862, which made acres of
government held land available for purchase at a very low cost. The
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act was also signed in the same year
which provided governments grant for agricultural universities in
each state. The National Banking Acts of 1863, 1864, and 1865,
formed a strong national financial system. In a milestone step
towards economic stability, the Legal Tender Act of 1862 was
signed which established the United Nations Note, the first paper
currency in the American history.
 
Assassination
He was the first President to be assassinated in the American
history. He was assassinated on 14 April 1865 and was stated dead
on 15 April 1865 at 7:22 a.m. His assassin, John Wilkes Booth, a
well-known actor and a Confederate spy shot him at skull while he
was attending a theatre. After Lincoln’s body was returned to The
White House, a brain autopsy was performed to determine the cause
of the death. Investigation ensued and John Booth was caught after a
twelve-day manhunt and shot. He eventually died of his wounds
soon after.

Abraham Lincoln Timeline:

1809 - Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February.
1832 - Lincoln’s began his political career.
1834 - Lincoln won election to the state legislature.
1837 - Lincoln made his first protest against slavery in the Illinois
House.
1842 - Lincoln married Mary Todd on 4 November.
1954 - Abraham Lincoln moved to Republican Party.
1960 - Lincoln received his first endorsement to run for the
presidency in May.
1960 - He became the sixteenth president of the United States on 6
November.
1860 - South Carolina left the Union.
1861- Six other cotton growing sates followed the South Carolina.
1861- Lincoln escaped an assassination attempt on 23 February in
Washington.
1861- Lincoln delivered his first inaugural speech on 4 March 1861.
1861- The Unionists were attacked by Confederate in April.
 1862 - The Second Confiscation Act was passed and thousands of
slaves were freed.
1862 - The “Emancipation Proclamation” was announced on 22
September.
1862 - Homestead Act came in effect.
1862 - Legal Tender Act was signed which established the first
paper currency in the American history
1863 - The “Emancipation Proclamation” came into effect on 1
January 1863 and abolition of slavery became an official goal.
1863 - Amnesty Proclamation was issued on 8 December.
1864 - Lincoln was re-elected as President.
1965 - Lincoln gave hissecond inaugural speech on 4 March.
1865 - Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on 14 April.
1865 - Lincoln was pronounced dead on 15 April.

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