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Why Abraham Lincoln Is the Best President
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Why Abraham Lincoln Is the Best President
December 1, 2016
By MaddisenGirmm BRONZE, Amery, Wisconsin
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Abraham Lincoln was the first president to do many things: he was the first president to have a beard, the first to be assassinated, the first born outside of the 13 original states, the first, and only, to have a pet cat eat at the White House dinner table with him, and he was the only president to have had anything patented. Lincoln is the most remember president of the United States of America. As the 16th president, he is also known as the most influential to have ever been elected into the United States office. He lived a short life of 56 years, after being born on February 12, 1809, he was then elected into office, becoming the first Republican president at the age of 51 on March 4, 1861, and winning with over 40% of the popular vote. He upheld the office position until he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865, at the Petersen House in Washington, D.C. Abraham Lincoln was the greatest and most significant president because during his presidency he carried America through their Civil War, and while doing so he preserved the Union, modernized the economy, gave strength to the federal government, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which was the beginning to freeing the slaves. The Civil War was one of America’s lowest points in history, but winning this war was a major key in Lincoln’s success as president. Although by deciding to fight this war Lincoln separated the nation, he also did everything in his power to win and bring the everybody in nation back together as one. When nobody else had the faith needed to win the war, Lincoln was there to tell everyone it was possible. By doing this he showed a true sign of leadership and integrity.