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“That all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” This was Abraham Lincoln famous Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Abraham wanted to make a difference in the country, by ending slavery in the 10 states in America. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in Confederate areas were forever free. He failed to get the message across and the war continued. During the Civil war, Lincoln protected the escaped slaves from the southern states, he also told the border to outlaw slavery there. Abraham Lincoln wanted to end slavery and he did. Most people say Abraham Lincoln was a great person, but some people disagree with him
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Abraham was forced to move from Kentucky because of land dispute in 1817 and they moved to Perry County, Indiana. When Lincoln was 9 years old his biological mother, Nancy Lincoln died from a milk sickness. Thomas Lincoln (Abraham dad), married a woman named Sarah Bush Lincoln. At a young age Abraham was encouraged by both of his mother’s to read and study so he did. Lincoln’s mother’s were impressed at his education so, his stepmother bought books so he can study. In 1830, their family migrated to Macon County, Illinois. Fun fact: Abraham lived on the family farm in Southern Indiana from age 7 to 21. Then young Abraham moved to a small town called New Salem, Illinois, that’s where worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and a store owner. Working in the public, Lincoln got some social skills and he did storytelling in the village which made him famous in the local area. Abraham was married to Mary Todd on November 3, 1842. Mary was a well educated woman from a Kentucky. The couple had 4 children and only had one reach adulthood who was Robert Todd Lincoln which became an American Politician. The rest of the children died from diseases. Sadly on 1856 April 14 Abraham got assassinated by John Wilkes