Abe was for most of his young life a blue collar man. He worked on the farm with his dad and also worked on other peoples farms for extra books and money. He started a life of his own in New Salem. He made a name for himself there. He then enlisted in the Blackhawks, division of the army, and was voted captain of the riflemen.

In 1847 Abe went to Washington D.C. as a representative o

In 1862 Lincoln, after a Union Victory, issued the Emacipation Proclimation. This is general said that all states that were not in the Union were not allowed to have slaves. This is one of the most important messages in the history of the world. He signed it Jan 1st, 1863. Abe was reelected in 1864 even though he thought he was not going to be.

f Illinois. He was against the Mexican War. After his term was up he went to a law job as a commisoner in The General Land Office. He then went back to politics when he saw that slavery was being extended.

In 1856 he helped to organize the Illinois branch of the new Republican party, a political party formed by people who wanted to stop the spread of slavery. He became the leading Republic

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