Abraham Lincoln, the man that had less than one year of schooling in his early life, becomes one of the best presidents of the United States. He led the nation through the civil war to free all slaves. He showed that he respected people’s opinions on slavery but cared about them enough to free them.
When Abraham was young he and his family moved to Indiana in 1816. He’s parents were religious and went to a Baptist Church. Lincoln would go with them sometimes and that’s where he heard about slavery. The Baptist church did not like the idea of slavery. Abraham also worked on a farm he didn’t have a lot of time for school. Lincoln got less than a year of schooling in his early life.
President Lincoln was the man that got the nation through the civil war. Before Abraham became president he did a lot of things to help the U.S. he got elected be a Whig in 1834 to support the second bank of America. That bank is how they made roads, harbors, railroads, and more. After his terms where over being a Whig he became a lawyer and served in the House of Representatives where he opposed the Mexican war.
Lincoln had his most famous speech at the cooper institute which made him the pick for president. In his election he won every northern state besides New Jersey and 40 percent of the votes in the southern states.
Lincoln was very respectful to everyone he met. He talked to southerners about slavery and how they should stop, but respected their opinions. He was respectful to people he didn’t even agree with. Lincoln went out of his to thank the generals that where fighting in the civil war. Lincoln respected others so others would respect him and so he could respect himself. Abraham also cared for the slaves. He was taught to care about them ever since he was young.
By being caring and respectful Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and got the nation through the civil war. We should all try to be more caring and respectful to everyone around us. If you start being more caring and respectful to others then you can be more caring and respectful to yourself.
Works Cited
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“ Abraham Lincoln” Supercomputing ’94 (March 16,2011)
