Abraham lincoln

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• Abraham Lincoln was twice elected President of the United States, and had two different Vice-Presidents.
• Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer representing transportation interests of river barges and railroads.
• Abraham Lincoln first appeared on the face of the United States penny in 1909.
• The Lincoln - Douglas Debate was actually a series of seven debates that took place in 1858 for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat.
• Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican United States President.
• Abraham Lincoln supported the Corwin Amendment after his first innauguration, which protected slavery in states where it already existed, in hopes that border states would not secede.
• Abraham Lincoln gave his Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, freeing the slaves.
• Abraham Lincoln was succeeded by Andrew Johnson upon his death in 1865.