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Born
Abraham Lincoln was born. -
ran for Illinois legislature
2 years later was elected for a lower house. -
lincoln became a lawyer
and moved to springfield. -
Tall Black Hat
when he got the lisence to lawyer he needed a place for papers. so he put them in his black top hat. -
Married
Mary Todd -
Kansas-Nebraska act
passed by congress -
senate
tried for senate and made it the year after to serve a 2 year term. -
1st political appearence
in the northeast -
Nominated for Pres.
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Elected to be President
Finally Elected :) -
civil war
A nation divided -
Freed slaves
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civil war ended
2 commanders met and agreed to surrender. -
Assinated
Poor guy was shot on a Good Friday by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater in Washington. -
Died
died the day after being shot, sad day he couldn"t be saved. :(