Illinois House of Representatives

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809, during the Victorian era. He studied in school for almost a year before becoming a lawyer, then later becoming a Illinois state legislator, and later part of the United States House of Representatives. He was assassinated during his presidency while the civil war was ending on April 15, 1865. One of Abraham Lincoln’s best attributes is his perseverance even when he lost popularity among the people. From being a handyman to becoming…

Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? For a long time, Americans have questioned the way that the Electoral College system is run and how many hoops a person must jump through to become the President of the United States. The Electoral College system was set in place by the framers of the Constitution because they did not like the idea of a direct vote but wanted the citizens of the United States to have a say in the way the country was run. Not only do the Presidential candidates have to…

nine and his sister was forced to keep house. His father remarried about a year after his mother died. Though his parents were unable to read or write, they encouraged him to learn to read and write. He only received his education a few days or weeks at a time, and neighbors recalled that he would walk for miles to find a book. However, in 1830, his family moved again to Illinois. He worked in manual labor splitting wood and eventually moved to New Salem, Illinois. He worked as a shopkeeper,…

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky in a one room cabin with dirt floors and no glass windows. He went from the Wilderness to the White House capturing the American Dream on the way. He was a self-made man and was self-educated with less than a year of formal schooling. Lincoln was named after his Grandfather Abraham after the move to Kentucky in 1782. Lincoln was the son of a dirt farmer and his early life was poor and simple. He lived in the cabin he was born in until he…

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was mainly known for being the 16th president of the United States (McClarie, 2013). The main principles that made Abraham Lincoln a really good leader was his communication and his commitment toward his goal (McClarie, 2013). His main goal was to get his education to become a lawyer and abolish slavery (Editors, 2015). There were obstacles he had to get through to accomplish his goal and it’s all in his history (Editors, 2015). Abraham Lincoln was born on…

Abraham Lincoln: One of the Greatest Presidents Abraham Lincoln was a popular American hero and helped many people during his lifetime. Abraham Lincoln did many amazing things in his life and most people have remembered him for it. Abraham Lincoln had a really harsh childhood, but that didn’t stop him. He was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, KY. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Later, they had to move to Perry County, Indiana because of a land dispute. They had…

in the state legislature for 4 years and was a successful lawyer in Illinois. He was a member of the Whig party in Illinois. After he served one term in the House of Representatives, he lost interest in politics and went back to practice law. After that came the Kansas-Nebraska act which was the reason for Lincoln’s come back to politics because of his opposition to it. He was one of the leaders of the Republican Party in Illinois. As a president, he led the union…

slave state at the time. Abraham Lincoln was a man of many talents, from engineer to politician, from living in Kentucky to Illinois, he was able to see things from many different angles in his young life. Little did he know that some day he would be a name that is still talked about today. Abraham, Abe, Lincoln, an American icon, started out as a young boy living in Illinois, and through his many years he learned how to create a mindset to help form the American country into the way it is…

along very well with him and to Nancy Hanks who died when Abe was small. Abe did numerous chores around the house and farm for a while until he turned seventeen when he started work for a ferryboat. Abe fell in love with working on the water so he decided to build himself a flatboat and bring farm produce to New Orleans via the Mississippi River. The family moved a second time ending up in Illinois where…

Abraham Lincoln worked as a lobbyist for the Illinois Central Railroad as its company attorney. Criminal trials were also done by him. A witness claimed that he could identify Lincoln’s client who was accused of murder due to the intense light of the full moon. He was then referred to an almanac and…