Question 94
The 1800s
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
Abraham Lincoln earned his fame during America’s darkest time. He freed the slaves through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Lincoln saved (or preserved) the Union by leading the North to victory and led the United States during the Civil War (1861-1865). As 16th president of the United States (1861-1865), he delivered the famous Gettysburg Address in 1863, redefining America as a nation “of the people, by the people, for the people.”
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