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Born in Kentucky
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Where he helps with farm work
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He takes a trip to New Orleans and witnesses slavery first hand.
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He is elected into the Illinois State Legislature.
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He is elected into the U.S. Congress
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He debates Stephen Douglas on slavery, gaining national attention.
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He is elected as the 16th president of the United States
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The Civil War begins as Southern states secede from the Union
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Freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
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Delivers speech calling for unity and freedom.
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the Union wins and slavery is abolished.
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Lincoln is assassinated at Fords Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.