Abraham Lincoln Red Scare

President and Hunter of Vampires Abraham Lincoln influenced many americans while he was the President of the United States, either by the way he ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation or by the way he hunted vampires. Abraham Lincoln was a great man and always did things that he thought was best for this great nation, sadly, some of these events led up to the tragic evening of April 14, 1865. The life of Abraham Lincoln growing up, his life as president, the life of John Wilkes Booth up to his death, and the sad tragedy of the assassination of Lincoln. In a log cabin on February 12, 1802, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, one of America’s greatest heroes was born. Abraham Lincoln’s parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, he was a middle

Before they had a chance to get engaged and be married, Anne was struck with typhoid fever and died at the age of 22. In 1840, Abraham Lincoln met and got engaged to a high spirited and a well-educated Mary Todd. Many of Abraham’s family members wondered what attraction Abraham Lincoln saw in Mary Todd. Suddenly in the year of 1841, Lincoln broke off the engagement. Luckily for the two, they met later at a social event and were married on November 4, 1842. Robert, the son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, was the only one of their four children that survived to adulthood (“Abraham Lincoln

House of Representatives. During his term in the House of Representatives, he used it to voice his opinion about the Mexican-American War. He was also a very big supporter of Zachary Taylor for president. The stand that Abraham Lincoln had on the Mexican-American War, which was against the war, made him very unpopular in Springfield, he did not run for re-election in 1849, but rather returned home to again practice law (“Abraham Lincoln Biography”). In 1857, Lincoln was forced back into politics because of the controversial decision of the Scott v. Sanford. “Scott v. Sanford declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no inherent rights” (“Abraham Lincoln Biography”). Abraham Lincoln also viewed that African American were not equal to whites, but he thought the Founding Father’s of America intended that all men were created with certain unalienable rights. After this decision, Abraham Lincoln decided to run against Stephen Douglas for his seat on the U.S. Senate. During his nomination speech, he criticized President Buchanan for promoting slavery and gave the famous line, “a house divided cannot stand.” Sadly, Abraham Lincoln was not elected. (“Abraham Lincoln Biography”). In 1860, the Republican Party decided to chose Abraham Lincoln as their presidential candidate (“Abraham