ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BORN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1809

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, and was one of the greatest influences in American history. Lincoln’s views on humanity helped him to leave a lasting impression on the world. Throughout his lifetime Lincoln served as a man of the military, politician, lawyer, congressman, and president. Unfortunately Lincoln’s life was unexpectedly cut short simply because of his beliefs and the changes that helped to influence.

In March of 1830 Lincoln’s family moved to Illinois where Lincoln attended his first political rally. This was where Lincoln’s first political speech of his career took place due to the fact that he was asked to speak on local candidates’ behalf. In the following year of 1831 Lincoln decided to move to New Orleans to begin his political career. New Orleans was also where Lincoln learned how to persuade people with reason, which perfected his form of debate.resentatives and won. While in Washington he became known for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. Lincoln's declining interest in politics was renewed by the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. . Lincoln was against the spread of slavery into the territories but was not an enemy. Douglas won the Senatorial race, but Lincoln gained national recognition. In 1860 he furthered his national reputation with a successful speech at the Cooper Institute in New York.