Ten fun facts about Abraham Lincoln
Fact 1
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and died on April 15, 1865.
Fact 2
Lincoln got the United States through its highest constitutional, military, and moral problem while also saving the Union, eradicating slavery, starting the national government and updating the economy.
Fact 3
Abraham Lincoln became a lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator and also a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Fact 4
With practically no backing in the South, Lincoln swept the North and was made president in 1860.
Fact 5
His used many complex moves to remove slavery, focused on the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 by passing the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which banned slavery.
Fact 6
Lincoln thoroughly oversaw the war effort, particularly the selection of top generals, including commanding general Ulysses S.
Fact 7
Abraham Lincoln was a remarkably smart politician who was very involved with power issues in each state and he reached out to War Democrats and achieved his own re-election in the 1864 presidential election.
Fact 8
Lincoln has been constantly ranked as one of the greatest U.S. presidents and his Gettysburg Address of 1863 is the most quoted speech in the history of America.
Fact 9
6 days after the forfeit of Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer.
Fact 10
Lincoln's was the first U.S. president to be assassinated.
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