Abraham Lincoln was born into a poor famer family in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Although he hadn't been educated since he had to his family, he became a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States house of representatives, and a candidate for election to the Senate though unsuccessful. Lincoln, ultimately became the sixteenth President of the United States and led the country seccessfuly. However, by April 14th 1865, his life came to an end, assassinated by an well-know actor, John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln was the outstanding spoken man against the slavery. He became the Republican party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later. He put a lot of effort in preserving the United States, defeating the secessionist Confederate States in the Civil War. He also abolished slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and adding the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Selecting top generals such as Ulysses S.Grant, Lincoln concentraded on the civil war. It is said by many historians that he managed the group of republican party well. Not only did he bring leaders of each group into his cabinet but also force their cooperation. As a result, Lincoln defused a war scare with the United kingdom in success. Under his leadership, the Union took control of the border slave states at the start of the war. Additionally, he got reelected in the 1864 presidential election.
Later on, Lincoln had gotten criticized for refusing to compromise on the slavery issue by people known as Copperhead and conversely for moving too slowly in abolishing slavery by the Radical Republicans. Despite the difficulty, Lincoln successfully rallied public opinion through his rhetoric and speeches, Gettysburg Address. As the war was coming to an end, Lincoln held a moderate view of Reconstruction, looking for the way to reunite the country by generous reconciliation. However, unfortunately, his assassination occurred in...