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Abraham Lincoln was our nation’s 16th president. ...
Lincoln ended slavery and helped America make it
through the Civil War. ... Lincoln was born in a log cabin that his father built. ...
Lincoln was over six feet tall when he was just sixteen
years old. ... He married Mary Todd in 1842, they had four children of
which two of them died at very young ages, one dying while
Lincoln was in office.
Before Lincoln became the 16th president he had many
other jobs such as: farm hand, railsplitter, ferryman,
postmaster, store owner, surveyor and a lawyer. ...
Lincoln also had less than a year of school behind him. ...
His ancestory was English, his father Thomas Lincoln lived
from 1778 until 1851. Lincoln’s mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln
lived from 1784 until 1818. ... His father
remarried the following year to Sarah Bush Johnston, whom
Lincoln adored. ...
All four of Lincoln’s children were boys. ... These animals and
how many of them there are show just one of the aspects of
how caring Lincoln was.
Lincoln had no formal or declared religion. ... Lincoln was a Republican, and was 52 when he was
inaugurated.
The only home Lincoln ever owned was in Springfield,
Illinois. ... The home is now the Lincoln
National Historic Home.
His Election
Lincoln was elected in 1861. ... Lincoln was elected into
the Illinois State Legislature in 1834, after he had been
unsuccessful in 1832. ...
When Lincoln ran for presidency in 1860 he was
accompanied in his race by John C. ... When the poles
closed Lincoln ended up with 1,865,593 popular votes and 180
electoral votes. ...
When Lincoln ran for presidency his second time in 1864,
he only had one opponent, George B. ... When the
poles closed this time, Lincoln ended up with 2,206,938 popular
votes leaving 1,803,787 for McClellan. When it came to
electoral votes Lincoln recieved 212 and McClellan only
recieved 21 electoral votes. Lincoln’s vice president during his
first term was Hannibal Hamlin, and his vice president during
his second term was Andrew Johnson. ... There was
stories that Lincoln had a romance with a pretty girl name Ann
Rutledge, which they aren’t really sure if they are true of not,
but sadly she died in 1835.
His presidency
Lincoln was elected into office on November 6, 1860.
Approximate Word count = 1882
Approximate Pages = 7.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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