Abraham Lincoln was a man who was best known for bolding standing against the
difficult problems of his day. Issues such as slavery, negro social and
political rights, and saving the Union in a nation based on the Declaration
of Independence. Lincoln had many strength as well as flaws. He considered
himself a common man and was not interested in his ancestry. Lincoln was a
self educated man, who had never had a full year of schooling in his life.
But, the 16th President of the United States became "a casualty of conflict".
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was born to Thomas Lincoln
and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. In 1816, the Lincoln's moved from Kentucky to across
the Ohio River to Indiana. His father left Kentucky "partly on account of
slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky."
Early on in life Lincoln had religious reasons for disliking slavery. His
family was Separate Baptists who adhered to a strict code of......
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