From his early life to his political career, Abraham Lincoln’s ethics not only on slavery, but also on the nation itself gained substantial meaning, from the 1800’s to today.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 on a small farm in Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to Indiana. Little is known of his mother, who died in 1818 in Indiana. Abraham had little formal schooling; the scattered weeks of school attendance in Kentucky and Indiana amounted to less than a year. Most of what he learned came from self-learning. The first view of the world came to a voyage along the Mississippi River, down to New Orleans in 1828. After another trip to New Orleans, the year after …show more content…
His first election was in 1834. Three times after that he was elected. During this time, he moved to Springfield, making that place not only his home, but also the capital of Illinois. In 1837, he began to practice law in accordance with being a politician. After finishing his four terms, he took time off to start a family with Mary Todd in 1842. In 1843, the first of his four sons was born, Robert Todd Lincoln. A few years after this, in 1846, he returned to politics through Congress, traveling to Washington to take part in it. Serving 2 years as a congressman, he eventually returned to Illinois to practice law, though his concepts of slavery brought him back to politics. In 1858, he ran for Senate. Although he lost, he became well known for his debates on slavery. On March 4, 1861, he won the presidency. Previously he entered 4 times, but each election was lost. After the first few weeks in office, he received word that some of the Southern states had started to form their own country, led by a man named Jefferson Davis. Over the next 2 months, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas joined the Confederacy. One of the main reasons that the Southern states split off from the North was the difference in economies. The North and South economies had a vast amount of difference between them. “The North had a far more extensive and effective rail system than the South, connecting the manufacturing regions… much of the South’s rail system was designed to link its plantation regions to the seaports so that the crops could be easily exported” (Montgomery 164). The Civil War between the States lasted four long years, with General Robert Edward Lee surrendering on April 9, 1865. During and after this period, Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation, a write-up that granted freedom to slaves, January 1, 1863. His death by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865 caused much
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 on a small farm in Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. When he was seven years old, he and his family moved to Indiana. Little is known of his mother, who died in 1818 in Indiana. Abraham had little formal schooling; the scattered weeks of school attendance in Kentucky and Indiana amounted to less than a year. Most of what he learned came from self-learning. The first view of the world came to a voyage along the Mississippi River, down to New Orleans in 1828. After another trip to New Orleans, the year after …show more content…
His first election was in 1834. Three times after that he was elected. During this time, he moved to Springfield, making that place not only his home, but also the capital of Illinois. In 1837, he began to practice law in accordance with being a politician. After finishing his four terms, he took time off to start a family with Mary Todd in 1842. In 1843, the first of his four sons was born, Robert Todd Lincoln. A few years after this, in 1846, he returned to politics through Congress, traveling to Washington to take part in it. Serving 2 years as a congressman, he eventually returned to Illinois to practice law, though his concepts of slavery brought him back to politics. In 1858, he ran for Senate. Although he lost, he became well known for his debates on slavery. On March 4, 1861, he won the presidency. Previously he entered 4 times, but each election was lost. After the first few weeks in office, he received word that some of the Southern states had started to form their own country, led by a man named Jefferson Davis. Over the next 2 months, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas joined the Confederacy. One of the main reasons that the Southern states split off from the North was the difference in economies. The North and South economies had a vast amount of difference between them. “The North had a far more extensive and effective rail system than the South, connecting the manufacturing regions… much of the South’s rail system was designed to link its plantation regions to the seaports so that the crops could be easily exported” (Montgomery 164). The Civil War between the States lasted four long years, with General Robert Edward Lee surrendering on April 9, 1865. During and after this period, Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation, a write-up that granted freedom to slaves, January 1, 1863. His death by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865 caused much