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Lincoln timeline
Created by
Adrian Brown
⟶ Updated 13 Feb 2018 ⟶
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Abraham Lincoln is born
Lincoln's family move to southern Indiana
Lincoln's family move to Macon County in southern Illinois and Lincoln works on a flatboat at the Mississipi river
Lincoln settles in the town of New Salem, Illinois and became involved in local politics in support of the Whig party
Lincoln is elected as the Illinois State legislator
Lincoln taught himself law, and passed the bar examination
Lincoln moves to Springfield and works there as a lawyer and earns the name "Honest Abe"
Lincoln married Mary Todd
Lincoln wins election into the US House of Representatives
Not seeking reelection, Lincoln returns to Springfield
Lincoln went before a large crowd in Peoria to debate the merits of the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Douglas
Lincoln joined the republican party after the Whig Party falls in on itself
Unsuccessfully runs for a seat in the Senate
Lincoln runs for a seat in the Senate again - He debates against Douglas again, and although he loses, his reputation increases nationally
Lincoln delivers his "house divided" speech
Lincoln's profile rises even higher when he delivers a speech at New York City's Cooper's Union
Republicans nominate Lincoln to be their candidate for president
Lincoln then faces Douglas for a third time in the run for president - Douglas represented the Northern Democrats and the Southern Democrats nominated John C. Breckenridge
John Bell ran for the newly formed Constitutional Union Party
With John Bell and John C.Beckenridge splitting the South, Lincoln was able to win the majority of the North over Douglas, thereby winning the position of president