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He was born Feb. 12, 1865 of Abraham
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His mom died of tromento (poisienous milk)
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The family again migrated,this time to Macon County,Illinois
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When the Black Hawk War broke out between the United States and Native Americans, the volunteers in the area elected Lincoln to be their captain
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After the Black Hawk War, Abraham Lincoln began his political career and was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party
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After the Black Hawk War, Abraham Lincoln began his political career and was elected to the Illinois state legislature as a member of the Whig Party.
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Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise, and allowed individual states and territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
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Political operatives in Illinois organized a campaign to support Lincoln for the presidency.
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. With the hopeful, but by no means conclusive Union victory at Antietam. Abraham felt confident enough to reshape the cause of the war from “union” to abolishing slavery.
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Apr 15,1865 he died
