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Abraham Lincoln's Role In US History

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Gabby DeTrempe DeTrempe 1
Mrs. Wentz
U.S History pd. 5
5 December 2017
Abraham Lincoln
There are many people that have played a great role in U.S. History, one of these people was Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Lincoln was born to Nancy and Thomas Lincoln. He had two siblings. His older sister was named Sarah, and his younger brother was named Thomas. They both died in infancy. He was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky that only had one room. His mother died of tremetol when he was 9 years old. She was 34 years old when she died. Lincoln was devastated by this event, and after his mother died …show more content…

His formal education was an total span of about 18 months. He attended school a few weeks or even days at a time. Even though both of his parents were illiterate, his stepmother still encouraged, and suggested Abraham to read. His family moved again, and Abraham was 22 when they decided to move again. They moved to Macon County Illinois in 1830. Abraham Lincoln chose to start to make a living in manual labor. Wielding an ax was a skill he was known for. He early on made a living splitting wood to use for fire and rail fencing. Lincoln eventually moved to New Salem, Illinois. He worked as a postmaster, and shopkeeper. Later on he worked as a general store owner. In the time he spent there, Lincoln picked up some social skills, and a talent for storytelling. This made him popular with the locals in that …show more content…

He was elected to the Illinois state legislature. He was a member of the Whig Party. Lincoln decided that he wanted to become a lawyer. He read William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Law of England to teach himself the law. In 1837 he was admitted to the bar. He then moved to Springfield Illinois, where he started to practice in the John T. Stuart law firm. Abraham then partnered with William Herndon in 1844. William and Herndon developed a close personal and professional relationship. From the years of 1847-1849, Abraham Lincoln served one single term in the U.S. House of Representatives. During his term in office, he spoke out about against the Mexican-American War. He also supported Zachary Taylor in 1848 for president. Lincoln’s criticism of the war made him very unpopular back home. He then decided against running for a second term. He returned back to Springfield Illinois to practice

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He was largely self-educated with little formal education, although his parents were largely illiterate. In March of 1830, his family moved to New Salem Illinois where he tried his hand at a variety of occupations including rail splitting, flatboat man, store keeper, postmaster, and surveyor. Abraham began his political career March 1832. He was a popular orator who could draw large crowds but lacked money, connections, and an education. As expected, he lost the election.

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He devoted himself to a busy and happy life. While Lincoln had to struggle for a living, and to find time to learn and study. He worked on ferryboats, and was a store clerk and postmaster before becoming president. Which showed how wealthy and even not so wealthy people can make something of themselves when it’s that important to them. As the new Constitution was affirmed, the electoral college, a group of state representatives who vote on behalf of their states, unanimously elected

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Abraham was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky who was raised in the family farming. His parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Thomas was a strong man, a farmer, been described a desperate man who knocked his son down in anger several times and Nancy, who didn't talk much and literate (Isaac N. Arnold,1882). Additionally, Thomas and Nancy were also members of a Separate Baptists church, which had restrictive moral standards and opposed alcohol, dancing, and slavery. Hence, his parents were significant influences, and greatly shaped the 16th president of the United States.

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Born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809 (Biography.com), Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Even though he was not born into to a extremely rich family, Lincoln made a considerable amount of achievements that shaped him. He was self-educated because his father felt it was a waste of time for him to go to school and would be better if he spent his time helping on the farm. Lincoln claimed that he spent a total of 12 months in school(Muscato) and educated himself mainly, by borrowing books from clergymen, teachers, neighbors, and any travelers that passed by his area and this proved very effective because he taught himself things that kids were taught in school. He later advanced on

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Leading up to his actions as president and leading the North through the Civil War, Lincoln encountered many obstacles and boundaries which molded his political stance. ] The Dred Scott case led to Lincoln’s first massive political stances which helped him influence his peers within the party and nationwide. This case allowed him to increase his standing within the nation to where his name was common place in politics. This grew even more as he was nominated by other Republicans in Illinois to run against Douglas. After winning the popular vote within this election yet losing the election, his speeches garnered more and more respect and allowed him to tour the United States.

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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, KY. As a child Lincoln preferred to read rather than work, and this caused conflict with his father. Lincoln didn’t go to school regularly, he spent less than 12 months attending school, and he never attended college. After the death of his sister in 1828, Abraham Lincoln sailed to New Orleans. During his time there he worked on multiple jobs, and impressed the locals with his good-natured personality.

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Lincoln saw himself as working with the abolitionists, but he did not reckon himself as one. He gained the respect and support from them, which made him more of a well-liked

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John T. Stuart recommended that Lincoln become a lawyer and when he passed his Exam they eventually became partners. He became a very well like and respectable lawyer and was often hired by the Illinois Central Railroad. Lincoln got re-elected to the General Assembly in 1836,1838, and 1840. He had a role in getting the state capital moved to Springfield. He resigned in 1854 to be eligible for the election of the U.S. Senate.

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In March 1830, Lincoln and his family moved again, they moved to Macon County, Illinois. At this point in time Abraham Lincoln was 22 years old, living out on his own he started to do manual labor. Soon after, Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois where he was a postmaster and shopkeeper. While there, he was a storyteller which made him very popular with the locals and earned him social status. When the Black Hawk War started in 1832 the people in the local area chose Abraham Lincoln to be their

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He had very little traditional education, but read a lot when not working on his father 's farm. After moving away from home, Lincoln co-owned a general store for a couple of years before selling his stake and enlisting as a militia captain defending Illinois in the Black Hawk War of 1832, when he was 19, he followed a produce-laden flatboat down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. After settling in the town of New Salem, Illinois he worked as a shopkeeper and a owner of a post office. Lincoln became involved in local politics as a supporter of the Whig Party, he won the election to the Illinois state legislature in 1834. The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States of America.

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So he could stop slavery for good (Hopkins). Abraham Lincoln was a teenage assistant in Bloomington, a law office. That was when he was introduced into law. When Lincoln was older he became a lawyer. Lincoln was a very inexperienced lawyer but with the help of Lyman Trumbull and Gustave Koerner he became a better lawyer.

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Lincoln worked many different types of jobs in Illinois such as fighting in the Blackhawk War, being a postmaster, and practicing law. Lincoln was very little known around the community and the state

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He was called “a born lawyer,” a representative of Congress of the Whig Party. This helped him gain strong national recognition of campaigning against others like Stephen Douglas of Illinois for U.S Senate 1850. There were several challenges during this campaign of which Lincoln struggled. One of which was dealing or being confronted with the issue of slavery, which is known as “Lincoln- Douglas Debates.” Despite the painful challenges that confronted Lincoln over this debate with which Douglas and he constantly focused on his goal, to see the abolition of slavery.

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