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His father, Thomas Lincoln marries Nancy Hanks.Thomas is a jokster and a story teller.
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Abe was born near Hodgenville,Kentucky in a log cabin.
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Thomas moves to Indiana when Abe was 7.
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A disease called milk sickness(now known to be caused by a plant called white snake root). Nancy and her relatives caught it and ended up dying.
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When Abe was eighteen his sister,Sarah died giving birth to her first child.
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Thomas sold his farm and his family moved to central Illinois.
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Abe arrives in New Salem
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The Offutt store which was frequintly visited by Abe closes.
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Abe runs for state legislature again.
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Abe passes his exams in law school.
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He wins reelection in 1838 and again in 1840.
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Abe meets Mary in the winter of 1839. She is witty,vivacious, and stylish.
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By this time New Salem was a ghost town. It would have been forgotten if Lincoln hadn't lived there.
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By the summer of 1840 they were courting in earnest. By Christmas they are engaged.
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Abe breaks off the engagement do to depression.
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They get married
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Mary and Abe intend to be married.
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Mary give birth to Eddie
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A war breaks out between Mexico and the US
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Lincoln takes his seat in congress.
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Abe wins again.
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Abe's congressional term ends.
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Mary give birth to Willie
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Eddie falls gravely ill and dies.
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Mary give birth to Thomas or Tad.
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A new party founded in 1845 works to stop slavery.
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Warfare broke out in Kansas.
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The US supreme court cant stop slavery.(in other nations)
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Abe wins a nomination for the new party.
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Abe campaigns against S. Douglas
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Republicans unanimously chose Abe as favorite son.
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Abe voted for president
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Abe's eldest son is a student at Harvard University.
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Rumors spread of assasination.
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"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or destroy slavery."
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By the summer of 1862 he had a planthat would hold loyal slave state in the Union, while striking at the enemies of the Union.
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Both boys come down with fevers. Tad recovers but Willie died on the 20th of February.
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He revealed the plan to his cabinet, they approved it.
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Abe visits FC HQ and talks with General Goerge B. McClellan and his staff near Sharpsburg,Maryland.
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He gives his speech, thinking it was a failure.Which it wasn't.
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Goerge runs against Abe.
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More assassination rumors spread and letters come in marked assassination.
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Slavery is stopped!!!
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Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 a.m. at the age of 56.