Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was born in 1809 and died in 1865. During his presidency, he did amazing things. One thing he did was he delivered the Emancipation Proclamation. This proclamation put an end to slavery in Confederate states that were not under Lincoln's control. Therefore, it did not free slaves right away. He was president during the Civil War, and during this time, he endured many things, such as; loss of life, members of his Cabinet fighting amongst themselves, and groups that opposed him. Towards the end of his presidency however, he became very depressed, and locked himself away for months at a time. He had tried so hard to do things his own way, but the pressures of everyone around him finally got to him.
By: Madeleine Birchler
To add on to the post above, Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Party nominee in the presidential election of 1860. Although in many Southern states Lincoln's name didn't appear on the ballot, he won the presidency with less than 40% of the votes (all of which were from the North). This victory ignited the flame for secession, as southerners feared the abolishment of slavery with Lincoln as president. The first state to secede was South Carolina on December 20, 1860. Consequent events would lead to the Civil War.
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