his many nicknames include the great
Emancipator and Honest Abe
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
accomplishments of President Abraham
Lincoln born February 12th 1809 in
Kentucky Lincoln spent his youth on
farms in rural America mostly
self-educated he began to study law in
1835 only after he was elected to the
Illinois State Legislature as a member
of the Whig party this political group
was a challenger to President Andrew
Jackson’s Democrats by 1846 Lincoln had
secured a spot in the US House of
Representatives his opposition to
President James Polk smex accan American
war damaged his reputation and he
decided not to seek reelection after his
term meanwhile he had also become a
successful lawyer and continued to
practice after his two years in Congress
in 1854 Lincoln revisited politics to
challenge the kansas-nebraska Act which
was essentially a pro-slavery bill
shortly after the Whig Party practically
dissolved and Lincoln went on to have an
influential role in molding the new
Republican Party ultimately he lost the
nomination as its vice presidential
candidate in 1856 however he continued
campaigning against slavery in 1858 the
Republicans nominated him to campaign
for a place in the US Senate as the
representative of Illinois against
incumbent Democrat Stephen Douglas upon
his selection Lincoln strengthened his
reputation as a strong public speaker by
delivering one of his most famous
speeches suggesting the country could
not survive with both slave and free
states this speech contained the line a
house divided against itself cannot
stand
a fierce campaign followed and included
what are considered some of the most
famous political debates in US history
the lincoln-douglas debates were well
publicized at the time and this raised
Lincoln’s profile nationally though we
ultimately lost the race his interest in
politics increased and in 1860 he was
decisively elected the 16th President of
the
States because of Lincoln’s election and
his stance against the expansion of
slavery a group of seven southern states
declared they would secede from the
union to become the Confederate States
of America
soon after Lincoln delivered his
inaugural address in Washington DC just
two months later Confederate forces
initiated the start of the u.s. Civil
War which led to the secession of a
number of additional states exercising
exceptional presidential control during
the battle Lincoln went on to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1862
effectively freeing millions of slaves
following a great Union triumph on
November 19 1863 the president delivered
one of the most quoted speeches of all
time his Gettysburg Address
despite wavering support and a lingering
war Lincoln was re-elected by a
landslide in 1864 when the Union finally
won the war in April the next year he
was regarded as a hero by former slaves
however he was still an enemy too many
Confederates and on April 14 1865 he was
assassinated by Confederate spy John
Wilkes Booth while attending a play at
Ford’s Theater leading the country
through one of its most tumultuous times
Abraham Lincoln left an indelible
impression as one of the greatest
presidents of all time and an early
champion of human rights
[Music]
Emancipator and Honest Abe
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
accomplishments of President Abraham
Lincoln born February 12th 1809 in
Kentucky Lincoln spent his youth on
farms in rural America mostly
self-educated he began to study law in
1835 only after he was elected to the
Illinois State Legislature as a member
of the Whig party this political group
was a challenger to President Andrew
Jackson’s Democrats by 1846 Lincoln had
secured a spot in the US House of
Representatives his opposition to
President James Polk smex accan American
war damaged his reputation and he
decided not to seek reelection after his
term meanwhile he had also become a
successful lawyer and continued to
practice after his two years in Congress
in 1854 Lincoln revisited politics to
challenge the kansas-nebraska Act which
was essentially a pro-slavery bill
shortly after the Whig Party practically
dissolved and Lincoln went on to have an
influential role in molding the new
Republican Party ultimately he lost the
nomination as its vice presidential
candidate in 1856 however he continued
campaigning against slavery in 1858 the
Republicans nominated him to campaign
for a place in the US Senate as the
representative of Illinois against
incumbent Democrat Stephen Douglas upon
his selection Lincoln strengthened his
reputation as a strong public speaker by
delivering one of his most famous
speeches suggesting the country could
not survive with both slave and free
states this speech contained the line a
house divided against itself cannot
stand
a fierce campaign followed and included
what are considered some of the most
famous political debates in US history
the lincoln-douglas debates were well
publicized at the time and this raised
Lincoln’s profile nationally though we
ultimately lost the race his interest in
politics increased and in 1860 he was
decisively elected the 16th President of
the
States because of Lincoln’s election and
his stance against the expansion of
slavery a group of seven southern states
declared they would secede from the
union to become the Confederate States
of America
soon after Lincoln delivered his
inaugural address in Washington DC just
two months later Confederate forces
initiated the start of the u.s. Civil
War which led to the secession of a
number of additional states exercising
exceptional presidential control during
the battle Lincoln went on to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1862
effectively freeing millions of slaves
following a great Union triumph on
November 19 1863 the president delivered
one of the most quoted speeches of all
time his Gettysburg Address
despite wavering support and a lingering
war Lincoln was re-elected by a
landslide in 1864 when the Union finally
won the war in April the next year he
was regarded as a hero by former slaves
however he was still an enemy too many
Confederates and on April 14 1865 he was
assassinated by Confederate spy John
Wilkes Booth while attending a play at
Ford’s Theater leading the country
through one of its most tumultuous times
Abraham Lincoln left an indelible
impression as one of the greatest
presidents of all time and an early
champion of human rights
[Music]
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