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Abraham Lincoln was the son of a farmer and was born on 12th February 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. ... Lincoln then moved to New Salem where he worked as a storekeeper, a postmaster, and a surveyor. ... Lincoln continued his studies and became a lawyer after passing his bar examination in 1836. ...
Lincoln was also an abolitionist and did many things to change the course of events during his life having a big impact on other people. ... When Elijah Lovejoy, a white abolitionist journalist was killed, Lincoln refused to condemn lynch law and instead criticized the extreme policies of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Abraham Lincoln raised the issue of slavery again in 1858 when he made a speech at Quincy, Illinois. ...
In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Republican Party, was elected President of the USA. The South was furious and believed that Lincoln’s election would lead to the destruction of their southern way of life including slavery.
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