Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and is remembered for all the good and wonderful things he did while in presidency. His legacy has lived on to this day in age and went down in history as one of the most memorable Presidents we have ever had. Lincoln had a roughly normal childhood in which he lived with both of his parents on a ranch. Lincoln was born in a one bedroom logged-cabin on February 12th‚ 1809 in Sinking Spring farm‚ south of Hodgenville in Hardin County‚ Kentucky
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Abraham Lincoln work hard from the beginning of his life to the end of his life. He was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Hartington County‚ Kentucky. He went through his childhood with purpose dedicating a lot of time to education and hard work. Later in his life and after he became the US president‚ he made a goal to free the slaves and win the Civil War. He loved his family very much and tried hard to support them. Abraham fought hard for what he believed in throughout his childhood‚ the Civil
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the helm. Among those men revered as the greatest of leaders is Abraham Lincoln. During his time in office‚ he undeniably proved to be one of the greatest presidents‚ leading the country through some of the hardest times the nation had faced‚ resulting in controversial changes that altered the face of the nation. The trying times of the infamous Civil War and abolition of slavery challenged this man of humble origin‚ engaging his many strengths
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Abraham Lincoln was a man who was best known for standing against the difficult problems of his day. Issues such as slavery‚ Negro social and political rights‚ and saving the Union in a nation based on the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln had many strengths as well as flaws. Lincoln was a self-educated man‚ who had never had a full year of schooling in his life. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809. He was born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. In 1816‚ the Lincoln’s moved
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to George W. Bush. But the greatest president the United States has had was Abraham Lincoln‚ the sixteenth president. Abraham Lincoln served as president from March 1861 to his assassination in April 1865. During the time he served‚ the Civil War took place and he had different accomplishments like the ending of slavery‚ Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln is considered one of the best presidents in history because of his ways of leadership and the qualities he had that made him a great leader. He
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to make America a better place to live. The best president was Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president‚ his accomplishments and set of mind were the best combination of niceness‚ and dedication of work and duty. Schools have been teaching us about him since we were 5‚ about how he was a very tall gentleman with a very strict work ethic. Though his career was rudely interrupted by that booth idiot‚ he accomplish many feats during his run in office. One of the things that Lincoln did during is career
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms‚ it will be because we destroyed ourselves” (Lincoln). Lincoln believed in equality for all‚ and was willing to die for his beliefs. On April 14‚ 1865‚ John Wilkes Booth‚ a Confederate sympathizer‚ shot and killed President Lincoln at Ford ’s Theatre in Washington‚ D.C. The assassination of the 16th president may have seemed like a simple process‚ but Booth spent a prolonged amount
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Andrew Olson ENGL 2130 20 Jun. 2013 President Abraham Lincoln’s Thoughts on His “Gettysburg Address” I am the 16th president of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln. I come from humble beginnings and never finished school. My love for reading and learning led me to a career in law. I was able to manage this by “studying independently the law books of the time: Blackstone’s Commentaries‚ Chitty’s Pleadings‚ Greenleaf’s Evidence‚ and Story’s Equity and Equity Pleadings” (Levine 733). My law career
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Abraham Lincoln was the first President of the United States with a beard and it was all caused by a little girl who advised him to grow “his whiskers” if he wanted to gain more followers. However‚ this did not change the fact that some beard styles remained linked to specific social groups .In Europe‚ Louis Napoleon popularized beards after his escape from prison and his coup. His particular style‚ the “imperial”‚ was widely imitated in France‚ especially after he proclaimed himself Emperor and
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Abraham Lincoln: Life Death and Legacy By xxxxxxx x. xxxxxxx Your college here October 17‚ 2011 HIST101: American History Professor EasyA Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many scholars as one of the best Presidents in American history. He had a keen sense of leadership for politics and military actions matched only by the fire in his pen. Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809‚ and moved to Indiana at age nine where he lived for the rest of his youth. He was a hard worker‚ avid reader and family
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