How Did Lincoln's Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and died on April 15, 1865 at the age of 56.He lived in Springfield Illinois for 25 years.He was married to Mary Todd Lincoln and they had 4 children. One child died at a very young age. Lincoln was tall at 6’4” and was recognized by wearing a tall black hat. Lincoln was the republican candidate for the election. He became the 16th president of the United States in 1860. He was the first President to let the country know that he was very religious. The South was not happy with him being elected because they thought that republicans wanted do away with slavery. He gave his 1st Inaugural speech on March 4, 1861. It was a time in the country that was more dangerous than any time before.
He began writing his speech in January 1861. To help write his speech he used 4 historical documents that focused on state rights. The documents helped him because he was worried about losing support in the north and trying hard not to lose people in the south even though they hated him. Lincoln wanted slavery to go away but the south tried hard to make that not happen. When he finished writing his
army. It was a cold day and everybody was crowded around. Historian James G. Randall attended the speech and he wrote “the early morning was chill and cloudy with a sharp northwest wind which swirled clouds of dust through the streets, but noon brought a calm and sunny day.” (page 6 Abraham Lincoln's