Abraham Lincoln+lb

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= Abraham Lincoln = === Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 till April 1865 when he was assassinated. Lincoln was nominated for president by the Republicans they, as well as Lincoln, believed that slavery was wrong and were strongly against it. Lincoln led the United states through there hardest times when the northern states and southern states were against each other. Lincoln wanted to prevent slavery from spreading west, but he also left slavery in the southern states. Due to the fact thast this didnt solve anything and Fort Sumter fell, Lincoln called for thousands of military volunteers to help him. Finally after the war was over Lincoln gave a speech on his plan on how the southern states would be restored. A time after his speech Lincoln went to Ford's Theater with his wife to watch a play, John Wilkes Booth slipped in quietly behind him and shot him in the back of the head, ===