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Why Is Abraham Lincoln Popular

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Abraham Lincoln. Abrahan Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Kentuky. In spite of the fact that he had to be self-taught, later on he managed to become a lawyer. In 1842 he got married to Mary Todd. In 1858 he carried out his campaign to be elected as Senator for Illinois. During this period, he held a series of debates against his opponent Stephen A. Douglas. His speeches came in for criticism because he was against slavery and its expansion across the U. S. Unfortunately, the slave-holding states of the South totally disagree with the abolition of the slavery. As a result, he lost this election. Nontheless, he became very popular because of his speeches and 2 years later he ran for the presidency of the U. S. (1861-1864) and won unexpectedly.

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