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Saw abuse of slaves on his second flatboat trip to New Orleans
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On August 6th Lincoln was defeated while running for the Illinois State Legislature.
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Again Lincoln ran for the Illinois State Legislature, but this time he was elected.
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Lincoln was re-elected to the Illinois House of Representatives
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Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law from the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Lincoln was elected for a third time to the Illinois House of Representatives.
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Mr. Lincoln was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. The passage of this act brought Lincoln back into politics.
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Lincoln was nominated by the Republicans to run for the U.S. Senate against Stephen Douglas. He gave his famous "House Divided" speech.
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On May 18th he was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago
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Inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States.
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On January 1st the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves in the rebelling areas, took effect.
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Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address which dedicated the battlefield there to the soldiers who had perished.
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Died the next day after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth.