Abraham Lincoln Timeline - Rise to the Presidency
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Abraham Lincoln timeline
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- Slidkalniņš: 1
- WINS HOUSE SEAT IN ILLINOIS
- My first political position!
- Emerging on the political scene, Lincoln, a well-known lawyer, wins his first political position in the Illinois House of Representatives. Lincoln will hold the seat for years to come, launching himself into the political arena.
- Slidkalniņš: 2
- SPEECH AGAINST SLAVERY
- Slavery is inherently immoral!
- In 1837, as the debate over slavery and its extension continues to heat up, Lincoln officially and publicly declares his anti-slavery sentiments. He is publicly opposed to its extension across the nation into new territories.
- Slidkalniņš: 3
- WINS U.S. HOUSE SEAT
- House of Representatives
- Lincoln breaks into the national political scene by winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. It will be his first and only term served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Slidkalniņš: 4
- LOSES U.S. SENATE BID
- Is it back to farming for me?
- Lincoln decides to run for the U.S. Senate instead, giving up his bid for reelection to the House. However, a state legislature chooses Lyman Trumbull instead, effectively pushing Lincoln out of the political picture...for the moment.
- Slidkalniņš: 5
- HOUSE DIVIDED SPEECH
- A House divided cannot stand!
- As part of his seven debate series with Stephen Douglas in their race for a senatorial position, Lincoln delivers his famous House Divided speech, remarking on the inability of a country to remain half slave, half free. It is the foundation of his ideologies.
- Slidkalniņš: 6
- LOSES TO DOUGLAS
- After a series of debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln wins the Senatorial popular vote for U.S. Senator, but still loses the election to Douglas. Despite this, his political race has made him a key candidate for the newly-formed Republican party.
- Slidkalniņš: 7
- WINS PRESIDENCY
- 16th PRESIDENT ELECT
- After winning the Republican nomination for president, Lincoln goes on to tour the country, and gains support. In a four-way presidential race, Lincoln emerges victorious, and is inaugurated as the nation's 16th president in March of 1861.
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