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And when he was twenty one he m oved to
Illinois and was six foot four. Beginning the

Campaign

Taking Later after his defeat

Part in in the race for a
position in the Senate,
State the next sixteen
m onths was spent
Legislature speaking and
traveling over the

Six m onths North m aking
after arriving cam paign speeches for
in New Salem , Republican
candidates(Burlingam e).
he announced
Life Before Presidency he was This helped him with the
beginning of his
The image of Lincoln the running for a cam paign, ?Lincoln was Election Ticket for
seat in the
Abraham Lincoln's By: Megan Wedeking "Railsplitter" created to Illinois state successful in laying the Lincoln/Hamlin
promote his humble origins
legislature. groundwork for his
H e cam e in eighth out of thirteen and candidacy, since by the spring of 1860, m any
Early Political Life started to focus on studying law on his own politicians were indebted to Lincoln for his

and argued cases before the local justice. support.?(Burlingam e)
Abraham Lincoln, was young, ?Dem ocrats allowed Lincoln's appointm ent
Introduction the 16th president ?Although probably because no local Dem ocrat Conclusion

of the United Lincoln wanted the job, and, additionally, his

States, known for being against slavery, later said determ ination to avoid partisan posturing
Abraham Lincoln was an im portant figure
writing the Gettysburg address and m uch that he m ade him acceptable to alm ost everyone in
in history and accom plished m any things
m ore. But is that who he truly was, or is owed New Salem . To supplem ent his m eager pay
such as being president, having a seat in a
there m ore to him than you thought? You everything of $55 per year, Abe chopped wood, split
district to the U.S. H ouse of Representatives
m ight be surprised at who he was before to her rails, worked as a county deputy surveyor,
m ultiple tim es and m any other things.
becom ing president and his own beliefs, guidance, and handled routine legal work for sm all
even though he accom plished m any things. he seldom fees.?(Burlingam e) H e ran again for state
m entioned legislature in 1834 and won. At som e points
Early Life her in his of his life, he was for slavery and denounced

conversation or writings.?(Burlingam e) H e som eone for trying to get free blacks to
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,
bonded with his stepm other, Sarah Bush vote. H e left in 1841 and returned in 1846
1809 in H ardin County Kentucky. H e had a
Johnston who encouraged his education. and won a seat for the seventh
father nam ed Thom as Lincoln, who was
H e also had an older sister Sarah. H e congressional district to the U.S. H ouse of
poorly educated and couldn?t read and was
m oved to Indiana and lived in a log cabin. Representatives.
very stern. H is m other Nancy, died when he