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"Lincoln first became famous as the "Rail splitter", which referred to the time when he split logs for fences."
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World Book L-12 page 319
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"The Lincoln-Douglas debates attracted national attention in 1858. Lincoln was running for the U.S. Senate against Stephen A. Douglas. The two men debated in seven Illinois cities on the issiue of extending slavery in free territory." |
World Book L-12 page 318
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He became famous as a war. He was like a commender. He knew the strategy in a battle. He won a lot of battles.
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http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln
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Lincoln also became famous for freeing the slaves. His primary objective wasn't that, but then he realized that he should free the slaves.
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http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln
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"Lincoln became famous for the Gettysburg adress. He's speech was only two minutes. Some writers said that he scribbled his speech in the train to Gettysburg, but that is not true."
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World Book L-12 page 323
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Abraham Lincoln became even more famous when he gained his second election, in 1864, one year after the Gettysburg Adress.
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World Book L-12 page 323
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"Lincoln also became famous in at his Springfield home. He attended a "front porch rally" during the 1860 campaign."
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World Book L-12 page 319
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"The very first time he became famous was when he was elected in 1860. On the first Seward received 173 1/2 votes, Lincoln, 102, and Chase 49. Then he continued to gain strengh until winning the election."
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World Book L-12 page 318
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Licoln became famous when he became an American icon after his assassination. Many statues represented him.
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http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln/videos/lincoln-the-legacy |
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"He became famous because had a dream about his own assassination, which he shared with his main bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon, days before the actual event.His assassination made Lincoln the first American president to die in this manner." |
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-abraham-lincoln.html
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