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Lincoln Lost
He ran against Steven Douglas in 1858 election. He lost the election by a small margin. Lincoln then goes on two years later and gets the presidency win over Douglas. -
Presidential Election
Lincoln ran for president in 1860. He was elected the 16th president of the untied states. He's was the representative for the republican party. After the whig party broke apart -
Start of the Civil War
On Friday, April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. This was after the fort didn't give up to the south and Lincoln sent food for the men so they wouldn't starve. Lincoln had no choice but to declare war. -
Anaconda Plan
Lincoln wanted to put this plan to action because it cut off the trading capabilities with the south and it would separate the confederate states. His plan was to put up a blockade and to take over the Mississippi river. The plan sadly never when into action. -
Lincoln Abolishes Slavery In the District of Columbia
Abraham Lincoln, signed an act abolishing slavery in the district of Columbia. It was 'An important step in the long march towards freedom, citizenry & equal rights for African-Americans. This made many southerners get angry that he was going to abolish slavery everywhere. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln introduced the emancipation proclamation on January 1, 1863. He introduced this to hopefully get rid of slavery. He was scared that the border states would secede. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg address was a very important speech that was given during the civil war. Lincoln gave it to respect the cemetery at Gettysburg. He only spoke for two minutes. -
Reelection
Lincoln was re-elected in 1864. He was re-elected while the Civil war was about to end. He beat McClellan in the re-election for the presidency. -
Creating the secret service
On April 14, 1865, president Abraham Lincoln signed legislation creating the U.S. Secret Service. Later that day he was shot at Ford’s Theatre. Even if the Secret Service had been established earlier, it wouldn’t have saved Lincoln. In 1901 after two more presidents die did the secret service get assigned to protecting the president. -
Assassination
Abraham lincoln was assassinated in ford's theater at 10:13pm. April 15, 1865, he was shot in the head and died the next day. John Wilkes booth gets shot and killed on April 26.
