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Abraham Lincoln was born on febuary 12 1809 in Hodgenville, KY. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Abraham_Lincoln_November_1863.jpg)
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Due to a land dispute, the Lincolns were forced to move from Kentucky to Perry County, Indiana. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/2000px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png)
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Abraham Lincoln began his political career and was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1834 as a member of the Whig Party. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/Modern_Whig_Party_owl.svg/1024pxModern_Whig_Party_owl.svg.png)
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Abraham Lincoln partnered with William Herndon in the practice of law. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herndon_(lawyer)#mediaviewer/File:William_Herndon.jpg)
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Abraham Lincoln served a single term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. (http://www.atsushistory.osteachers.com/assignments/99-washington/student-work/2a/team22A/WTrip_team22A/place7.htm)
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In 1857, the Supreme Court issued Scott v. Sanford declaring African americans were not citizens and had no inherent rights. (http://d7.freedomworks.org.s3.amazonaws.com/field/image/Scales-of-Justice-01.jpg)
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In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator. He lost the election, but in debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860. (http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-civil-war/photo-stephen-douglas.html_)
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He was brought into office march 1861 becoming the 16th president. "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves."
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Before his inauguration in March, 1861, seven Southern states had seceded from the Union and by April the U.S. military installation Fort Sumter, was under siege in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. (http://s3.amazonaws.com/dk-production/images/8138/large/Battle_Flag.png?1350190361)
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The civel war started with the Confederates attacking Fort Sumter. (http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/files/2013/04/hl-cw-weapons-storming-fort-wagner.jpg)
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Robert E. Lee, surrendered his forces to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the war for all intents and purposes was over. (http://www.wemakehistory.com/20051865Ball/20051865Ball_B.jpg)
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He died from getting shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer. "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
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