Abraham Lincoln Research Paper

First of all Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He lived 56 years till he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater. Abraham Lincoln had a very interesting childhood. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky because of his father Thomas Lincoln and his mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln. His two siblings were his older sister named Sarah and his younger brother named Thomas who died as an infant. Also a land dispute caused the Lincolns to be forced to Indiana in 1817. In Indiana to make a living you need to have a small farm and to hunt for your own food. Later on when Abraham was 9 years old, His mother passed away in 10/5/1818 and because of this Abraham became isolated from his father. One year after

He was able to become a lawyer because of a law in Illinois that says if you have a certificate that shows you have good moral character then you could become a lawyer. During Lincoln's legal career he had three partners who were John T. Stuart, Stephen T. Logan, and William Herndon. Lincoln's best trait as a lawyer was how he could easily make a hard case simpler. He also had a lot of brevity, clarity, and he could easily influence juries. Lincoln also accepted any case that was brought to him. Did you know that Lincoln traveled to the Eighth judicial circuit twice a year. The judicial circuit is in central Illinois and it contains 14 different countries. Lincoln, a judge, and a small group of attorneys brought the court to the people by completing a 400-500 mile loop in about 11 weeks. In 1849 Lincoln made his only appearance in the United States Supreme Court and he was on Thomas Lewis’s side. Most of the fines Lincoln have people pay was $5-$20 but the most he has ever charged is $5000. Lincoln got his $5000 by suing the railroad. Some of the other cases he has done are the Effie Afton Case, the Trailer Murder Case, and the Chicken Bone Case. In 1861 Lincoln traveled to the white