Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the Union through the American Civil War to defend the nation as a constitutional union and succeeded in abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin in Kentucky and was raised on the frontier, primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. In 1849, he returned to his successful law practice in central Illinois. In 1854, he was angered by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which opened the territories to slavery, and he re-entered politics. He soon became a leader of the new Republican Party. He reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln ran for president in 1860, sweeping the North to gain victory. Pro-slavery elements in the South viewed his election as a threat to slavery, and Southern states began seceding from the nation. During this time, the newly formed Confederate States of America began seizing federal military bases in the south. Just over one month after Lincoln assumed the presidency, the Confederate States attacked Fort Sumter, a U.S. fort in South Carolina. Following the bombardment, Lincoln mobilized forces to suppress the rebellion and restore the union. Lincoln, a moderate Republican, had to navigate a contentious array of factions with friends and opponents from both the Democratic and Republican parties. His allies, the War Democrats and the Radical Republicans, demanded harsh treatment of the Southern Confederates. Anti-war Democrats (called "Copperheads") despised Lincoln, and irreconcilable pro-Confederate elements plotted his assassination. He managed the factions by exploiting their mutual enmity, carefully distributing political patronage, and by appealing to the American people. His Gettysburg Address came to be seen as one of the greatest and most influential statements of American national purpose. Lincoln closely supervised the strategy and tactics in the war effort, including the selection of generals, and implemented a naval blockade of the South's trade. He suspended habeas corpus in Maryland and elsewhere, and averted British intervention by defusing the Trent Affair. In 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the slaves in the states "in rebellion" to be free. It
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            'question': 'QUESTION: Who was Abraham Lincoln?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th President of the United States.'
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        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: When did Abraham Lincoln live?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln lived from February 12, 1809, to April 15, 1865.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: What were some key accomplishments during his Presidency?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Some key accomplishments during his Presidency included leading the Union through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, succeeding in abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the US economy.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: Where was Abraham Lincoln born?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: How did he become a lawyer?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln became a lawyer by becoming self-educated.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: Which party did he belong to?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln belonged to the Republican Party.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: Why did he run for president?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: He ran for president because he was angered by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which opened the territories to slavery, and wanted to lead the country towards a different direction.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: What happened when he won the presidential elections?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: After winning the presidential elections, Southern states started seceding from the nation due to their fear of losing slavery.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: What major event took place shortly after he assumed office?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: Shortly after assuming office, the Confederate States attacked Fort Sumter, a U.S. fort in South Carolina.'
        },
        {
            'question': 'QUESTION: What strategies did he use to manage various factions within the country?',
            'answer': 'ANSWER: To manage various factions within the country, he exploited their mutual enmity, distributed political patronage, and appealed to the American people.'
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