Abraham Lincoln (Hodgenville,

Kentucky, February 12, 1809Washington DC, April 15, 1865) was an

American politician, sixteenth
president of the United States and first
by the Republican Party.
As a strong opponent of the expansion
of slavery in the United States, Lincoln
won the Republican Party nomination
in 1860 and was elected president
later that year. During his term, he
helped preserve the United States by
the defeat of the secessionist
Confederate States of America during
the Civil War estadounidense.4 5
introduced measures that resulted in
the abolition of slavery, issuing his
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
and promoting the passage of the

1809

Age of 21

At age 21 he became independent and went to

Louisiana. After relocate several times, he
settled in New Salem (Illinois), where he
performed menial jobs. In 1832, he participates
with the rank of captain in the Black Hawk War
against the Sioux. The following year he began
his law studies. Around the same time he took
his first steps in politics. In 1834 he was elected
member of Congress from Illinois in the Whig
Party (conservative), seat he held for four
consecutive periods (until 1840).
Meanwhile, from 1837 he began to practice law
in Springfield, the city where he also began to
become known for his anti-slavery sentiments.
In 1842 he married Mary Todd, with whom he
had four children, of whom only one survived.

1842