Abraham Lincoln accomplished many heroic actions in his life. He won the civil war and abolished slavery. “Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War.” “he preserved the Union, paved the way to the abolition of slavery.” Without Lincoln we might have still had slavery today. Abraham Lincoln created the first tax to pay the expenses of the Civil War. “Created the first income tax in order to finance Union expenses in the Civil War”. If he never created a tax system we would not have roads, parks, good hospitals et cetera. Abraham abolished slavery by signing the 13th amendment. Abraham Lincoln also stated these great 5 words at Gettysburg Address "all men are created equal." Those words were so memorable that we remember them