Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809 in Hardin County, KY to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. His father, Thomas, was a pioneer who achieved a mid-class level income and respect level. Lincoln had one sister, Sarah and one brother, Thomas, who died as an infant. Lincoln would later in life become the 16th president of the United States of America. He would later be recognized as one of the United States’ most iconic presidents to ever take office. But before all of this, he had to grow up and take lower levels of government positions to rise to presidency.
Lincoln had a more than imaginable rough childhood during his time. His mother died when he was only nine years of age. This was tough on Lincoln as she would never see the success
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he would reach in his life. Not only did his mother die, but his family moved several times in his childhood. His family took him from Kentucky to Indiana and then finally Illinois. However, Lincoln was not interested in the “family business,” as after he moved to Illinois, he decided he did not want to be a farmer. Instead, he took up rail splitting and started clearing his father’s farm. By Lincoln’s early to mid-20s, he was still not sure what he wanted to do so he enlisted to the Black Hawk War. This war was to help move the Indians west and onto reservations. Lincoln was then elected to lead his squadron of troops and would later go on to say, “this was more satisfying than any election he ever won.” Lincoln was employed on a riverboat, was the owner of a store and considered becoming a blacksmith for his area. However, he decided against this and decided to go study Law and started his own practice. He served in the local Illinois government and then made a move to the U.S. legislatures. This is where he would realize the hardships of what he chose but this did not defeat Lincoln. Lincoln lost an abundance of cases. Along the way, he became friends and associates with many people who were making moves. After the Black Hawk war, Lincoln would begin an entry to his political career that would lead him to be one of the United States’ best presidents to ever take office.
He was elected in 1834, to the Illinois state legislatures as a member of the Whig party. The Whig party was one of the two largest parties in the United States at that time. The reason Lincoln became a Whig was because he supported their politics and protective tariffs. These views would later help him gain insight on his views on slavery and became passionate about the human immorality it caused. It was after he realized his views on slavery that he switched careers. He then wanted to become a lawyer and he taught himself the law by reading William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England. He got his first start to begin law practice at the John T. Stuart law firm.
After he got his start in law, he met Anne Rutledge. Lincoln was in love with Anne however, before they had a chance to wed, typhoid fever killed her at twenty-two years of age. When Lincoln learned of her death he became greatly depressed. In 1844, Lincoln got offered a partnership with William Herndon with his law practice. The two had very different styles but they would work them out. Lincoln started to make a name for himself but not only a name but had a good life in his early
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years. Lincoln would go on to serve a term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847-1849. His specialty was national politics and it became known, however it was short as again he only served one term in the house. He spoke heavily and voiced his concerns about the Mexican-American war. He made his support for Zachary Taylor the U.S President at that time loud and clear. However, this support made him unpopular back in his home town which made him feel guilty and he chose not to rerun for a second term in the house and returned to his law practice. Lincoln began to rise and with that again found love. Lincoln met Mary Owens, however it did not work out as Lincoln seen her for a few months and was ready to marry but called it off due to his liking for another girl, Mary Todd. In 1840, Lincoln finally married as he married Mary Todd, a woman from a Kentucky family. Lincoln began questioning his choice about Mary Todd and would later break the engagement. But he then realized he was wrong and would marry her on November 4th, 1842. Lincoln and Todd would have four children but only one survived to adult years. Lincoln’s political standing would return as the congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska act, which denied the Missouri Compromise.
Lincoln would side with the Republican Party and became a member of the Republican Party in 1856. The following year, the Supreme Court passed a decision Scott v. Sanford, which took all of African America’s citizen rights away. Lincoln grew angry about this. He did not think African American’s were equal to the white population however, he believed in the founder’s ideas that all men were created equal. Lincoln feeling strong challenged Stephen Douglas for his Senate seat. Douglas and the now President Buchanan promoted slavery. Lincoln would go on to take his seat on
Senate. Lincoln then worked his way to run for presidency. Lincoln received strong support from the North and from the African Americans who were slaves but became free. Lincoln received 180 out of 303 Electoral votes. This meaning that Abraham Lincoln was named the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln established a strong cabinet to back him in his term. This cabinet included, William Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates and Edwin Staton. Lincoln’s cabinets would become a strong asset to his presidency and it turned out he selected the right people for the job. During Lincoln’s presidency, the Civil War would break out in America. Lincoln’s responded to the Civil War giving two million to the Treasury for war material. He fed the Union Army with volunteers, federal aid and encouragement which would later go on to help aid them in the victory. On April 9th, 1865, Robert E. Lee, would surrender his forces to Ulysses S. Grant. As president Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States, which made him unpopular in the south. Not everyone disagreed with this choice but the slave owners of the south were upset with Lincoln. Lincoln popularity would grow in the North. He passed many laws that would go on to improve the quality of life for all in the United States. However, not everyone felt the same way about Lincoln and he was not liked by all. There was a plan to assassinate some important government figures. Reconstruction had begun in the United States to rebuild the United States after the Civil War. Lincoln was trying to be a supporting factor and help both North and South. It was on April 14th, 1865 that Abraham Lincoln would be shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln was taken from the theatre to a house across the street and would lay in a bed there for hours. He would eventually die the next morning as a result of a shot to the back of the head. A train would take Lincoln back to his home town of Springfield, Illinois where his body would be laid to rest. Lincoln’s assassination brought dark days on the United States as he left when the country needed him most. John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Lincoln was tracked down by Union soldiers. He would be found on a Virginian farm twelve days after the assassination and he was killed. Booth was one of the theatre’s most famous actors and that is why nobody thought anything of him being there. On Easter Sunday, church’s services were packed full of mourners. The nation was dressed in Black as they thought of Lincoln to be the best president to date. Lincoln had a funeral at the White House, where thousands of Americans would line the streets of D.C. Lincoln established equality in the United States by abolishing slavery of African Americans. He helped generate wealth for the nation and made sure the working class was profiting. Lincoln was a boy who came from nothing to something. He was liked by the United States and his death came in a time that the nation needed him the most. Lincoln was and will always be considered an iconic role model til the day this country fails.
Abraham Lincoln was born in February 12, 1809 three miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky. Born of humble origins in a farmer family, he lost his mother at a young age and received minimum education during his younger years. Nevertheless, according to stories from his family and friends he loved to read and spent long periods of time reading. His cousin, Denis Hanks onc...
At the same time in history, the Dred Scott case was taking place. This case was to determine what should be deemed appropriate for the rights of slaves. This case in particular infuriated Lincoln more than anything else did in his career. The ruling in this case was a legal way to insure that anyone that was enslaved was not only unable to become freed, but also that they were unable to be acknowledges as citizens in the United States at
Abraham Lincoln was an intricate yet prosperous person, shown through his movement from poverty to politics. Lincoln was born to poverty in Kentucky in 1809 and settled in Illinois at the age fifteen. He was captain of the militia in Illinois during the Black Hawk War of 1832 and served four terms as a Whig in the state legislature and in Congress, from 1847 to 1849. Lincoln strayed away from politics for a little while to return to law but his interest rekindled as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act .
Throughout history we often see Abraham Lincoln as a great president, whose words and action inspire people throughout the nation to change the mindset of how we think about the importance of human lives regardless of race and ethnic groups. His journey toward changing the people perspective on the moral issue of slavery is no easy task to accomplished. But his action however, it did leave an everlasting impact for many African American that being chain by the cruel acts of slavery to experience freedom for the first time. And his Lincoln’s legacy would inspire other individuals to take a stand on their ideas and fight for the freedom of our fellow man. Individuals, such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr take pride on their belief to fight for the equality their race and to unite the nation as one. In the book “The Fiery Trial” by
Although it may be hard to believe, Lincoln was rejected by his own family. His father couldn't stand to look at Lincoln. He tried very hard to please his father but was not successful. His mother put him with her hairpins and sweethearts, dance slippers, and torn paper roses. She didn't think of her own child as anymore important than these insignificant objects. His parents didn't love him because of the way he looked. Holidays with his family were ruined because his family members couldn't believe that he was so ugly. They felt resentment about him.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809, in a small county in Kentucky called Hardin which is now known as Larue County. His father, Thomas Lincoln, “was a migratory carpenter and farmer, nearly always poverty-stricken” . His mother, Nancy Hanks, did not play a large role in his life as she passed away when he was nine years old. Thomas Lincoln remarried a woman named Sarah Johnston Bush, who “was a kind and affectionate stepmother to the boy” . During his younger years, Lincoln did not spend much time in school. Overall, “the scattered weeks of school attendance in Kentucky and Indiana amounted to less than a year” . Although he did not attend school, Lincoln was self-educated through books and other sources available to him. Soon after his self-education, Lin...
...rried.Mary Todd Lincoln had an extremely difficult life. The challenges she faced from growing up in a dysfunctional Southern family affected many areas of her life. Marrying Abraham Lincoln made problems for her as well as the demands placed on both of them when he became President. ?As a Southern woman in the White House during the Civil War Mary was disliked by many and often criticized? (Turner 78).
Lincoln was born into an “undistinguished family”. His parents died, when Lincoln was just a child, and he had to struggle greatly in order to get some education. Lincoln served as a captain in the Black Hawk War after which he continued with a law career. Lincoln spent eight years in the Illinois legislature. In 1858 Lincoln ran against Douglas in series of debates for Senator’s position. Although Lincoln lost, these debates won him the nomination of 1860. His greatest accomplishments were to come much later.
... across the world. But to those who knew him, he was more then just a president. In addition to being a man who made revolutionary changes to our nation, he was also a devoted husband and father to his four sons. Despite his intimidating 6'4" figure, he was a kind, warm-hearted man, who actually cared about the common people. His family and friends had a substantial influence on him and they played an extremely important role in his life. They supported him in whatever he set his mind to and they kept him sane when he felt like he was about ready to breakdown during difficult times. There is more to Lincoln than most people could ever imagine, and his personal life could never be complete without his family. Lincoln had a very intimate relationship with his wife Mary Todd, and he showed endless love and affection to his children. Abraham Lincoln was a true family man.
When asked about Abraham Lincoln’s greatest accomplishment in the Civil War, most people would probably say “freeing the slaves”. While it is true, President Lincoln did have a lot to do with the emancipation of over millions of slaves, that is not necessarily his “greatest accomplishment”. Over the course of many years, President Abraham Lincoln made several significant contributions to the American Civil War.
Democrats and Whigs built party organizations throughout the nation, and both sought to enlarge their bases of support by growing the right to vote. In some measure, the Whigs were the successors of the federalists. Yet conflict between the two parties revolved more around personalities than policies. The Whigs were a diverse group united more by opposition to the democrats than by agreement on programs. During the late 1840s and early 1850s, conflicts over slavery produced sharp divisions within both the Whig and the democratic parties, despite the efforts of party leaders to develop compromises. By 1856 the Whig party had all but disintegrated under the strain, and many Whig politicians and voters, alongside with antislavery Democrats, joined the new Republican Party. In the 1860 the Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. During the course of the wars, President Lincoln depended heavily on republican governors and state legislatures to raise troops, provide funding, and maintain popular support for a long and bloody military
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. It is commonly believed that he was born in Illinois, but in fact he was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. As Lincoln grew up, he moved to Illinois, where he spent most of his childhood as well as some of his adulthood. Lincoln lost his mother at age nine, due to milk sickness. This tragic loss led to Lincoln’s sister, Sarah, to care for him.
Politics became part of Lincoln’s life in 1832 when he campaigned to be on the Illinois General Assembly. He was a member of the Whig Party. Lincoln was a captain of the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War, he never did see combat though. Later in his life Lincoln failed at some small business ventures. In 1837 he taught himself law and was accepted to the Illinois Bar, later that year Lincoln moved to Springfield became one of the most respected lawyers.
First, I want to talk about President Lincoln’s childhood. He was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and President Lincoln had two siblings, one older and one younger. He had an older sister, Sarah, who was fortunate enough to live, however he also had a younger brother, Thomas, who died as a baby. Lincoln had to really struggle for a living and learning. His family had to move out of Kentucky for social reasons. When he was only ten years old, his mother died of tremetol, a milk sickness, and he was devastated afterwards. He mourned on it for 26 years. He didn’t bond very well with his father and he despised the work that was put on him at a very early age. After his real mother, he got a step-mother named Sarah Bush Johnston. She was a widow from Kentucky. She and Abraham bonded well, and she encouraged Abraham to read even though both his parents could not read. Only when he was growing into a man did he actually receive his formal education in 18 months. There weren’t many books in the county so Abraham had to walk for miles to borrow a book which he did. He read many, many books such as Robinson Crusoe and the fami...
Despite working on a farm his entire life Lincoln always had an interest in law and politics. He agreed with the whig party. In 1834 he was elected to the Illinois State Legislature. Lincoln continued his with interest in law and in 1836 he passed h...