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    be the greatest, and that is Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was known for his invariable fairness and utter honesty. He was also a President with a rare political skill, which helped him out tremendously (Current). He was elected the 16th president of the United States, also being the first republican to win presidency. To top it off, he simply captured the essence of the countries enveloping crisis with greater clarity and vision more than any of his other opponents. Abraham Lincoln had a talent for smoothing

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    Abraham Lincoln was the United States 16th President in 1861. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln, which freed slaves. According to the National Archives and Records Administration, “The proclamation declared, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free” (Archives.gov). Despite the fact that the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves, it paved the way for African-American to fight for freedom. It also changed the focus

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    Kevin Yu Mr. Stebens American Literature B4 4/27/2015 American Hero Many admire presidents as their heroes for the great power they possess. However, in my opinion, a hero is built by his or her characteristics. Abraham Lincoln was known to be a shining star in American History at time of darkness. He was courageous; when segregation, slavery, racism dominated the social trend it was him that pushed against all the odds and united the nation. He was confident; when facing military disadvantages and

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    The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Was it fair?Or was it not.The assassination of Abraham Lincoln had people divided between his justice or injustice.Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America.When the elections were announced at the time, many southerners did not like him becoming president.He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth ,on April 15,1865.The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was unjust because he was a good leader and abolish slavery;however confederate

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    reasoning behind this is when a leader communicates with his or her council or even simple citizens it shows that the response the leader gets is so much more positive and powerful compared to leaders who do not communicate or speak out with others. Abraham Lincoln once said “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave, half free. I do not expect the house to fall – I do not expect the union to be dissolved – But I do expect it will cease

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    Abraham Lincoln Thesis

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    Abraham Lincoln This is the story of a man named Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. There are many things that Abraham has done, but the biggest thing he ever did was free the slaves. He saw the slaves and felt that it was very wrong to own people. The southern states despised the idea of freeing the slaves, so the Civil War started. The northern side won, thus, Abraham Lincoln freed the blacks from slavery. Abraham Lincoln can be important just for the

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    Abraham Lincoln Equality

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    Jessica Laze, Ankie Nazarko 6th Hour Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of the most influential presidents of the United States. He served during a time of turmoil and suffering for the American people, and throughout this dreadful and gory journey, Lincoln was able to redirect the path that America had taken, and in the process, altering history. In the first years of the war, Lincoln believed that that the war was being fought to keep the union together, and not about freeing

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    Abraham was a widely respected politician and later president of the United State. His life was an interesting one, from his childhood where he rarely had time for school, his adult life where he taught himself law, and later got elected as president of the United states. Throughout his life he was a smart man who made sure to put the needs of his country before his own views which lead him to become a great president. Every story has a beginning Abrahams was his childhood. When Abraham was young

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    Davis March 21, 2015 Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in the United States. He started out his career in a humble settings in a one room log cabin to becoming the President. His dedication to learning more where he self taught himself law while working as a shopkeeper and poastmaster. He finally took the bar exam where he passed it which was the first step of many that he took on his way to becoming the President. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809

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    The story of Abraham Lincoln is a story that is as familiar to Americans as is any children’s fable. He was born in a log cabin, was our 16th president of the United States of America. He helped free the slaves from slavery and saved the Union. His assassination at Ford’s Theatre was at the hands of John Wilkes Booth. How did this unschooled, backwoods politician gain the presidency of this great country and guide this nation through its toughest crisis ever. Who was this Abraham Lincoln who helped

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