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Abraham Lincoln (February 12,1809 – April 15,1865),sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe,the Rail Splitter,and the Great Emancipator,was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865),and the first president from the Republican Party.Today,he is best known for ending slavery and preserving the Union by overseeing the war effort during the American Civil War.He selected the generals and approved their strategy; selected senior civilian officials; supervised diplomacy,patronage and party operations; and rallied public opinion through messages and speeches.His influence has been magnified by his powerful oratory; his Gettysburg Address had a lasting impact on American values.
Growing up in Indiana,Lincoln became one of Illinois' most respected lawyers.He entered politics by helping to found and lead the state's Whig Party; he helped found and lead the Illinois Republican Party.In 1860 he won the party nomination as a moderate and was elected in a four-way race.Fearing that he would interfere with slavery,11 Southern states seceded.Lincoln refused to recognize the Confederacy and made it his first priority to reunite the nation.To do that he had to overthrow slavery as well,which he did through the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.He took personal charge of Reconstruction,seeking to speedily re-unite the nation.He was opposed by the Radical Republicans who advocated much harsher policies.Lincoln's assassination as the war ended made him a martyr and icon of American nationalism.

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents the United States ever had and one of the greatest men that ever lived. He will always be remembered as the man who freed（解放了）four million people fro...

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Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents the United States ever had and one of the greatest men that ever lived. He will always be remembered as the man who freed（解放了）four million people from slavery(奴隶制).

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. In 1860, the people who were against slavery chose Abraham Lincoln to run for(竞选)president of the United States. On January 1, 1863, while the war was still going on, Abraham Lincoln made an important announcement(宣言) known as the Emancipation Proclamation(《奴隶解放宣言》). The Emancipation Proclamation said that all the slaves in the eleven Confederate states(联邦州) were free, Many of the slaves who heard they were free ran away to help the North win the war.

In 1864, Abraham Lincoln was reelected president. Soon after, the North won and the war was over. The war had done a great deal of damage(损失) to the country, especially to the South.

Lincoln wanted to do everything possible to help the country recover from the war. But he didn't get the chance. Five days after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln was shot(被枪击) and killed. The people of America built a beautiful Memorial(纪念碑) in Washington, D.C., to honor Abraham Lincoln. On his memorial, there are his famous words: "Of the people, to the people, for the people（"民主、民权、民生"）.
Every day people from all over the world visit the Lincoln Memorial to honor the man who lived and died for the freedom of all people.

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