A great U.

N President
(16th president)

March 9, 1832 August 6,1832 August 4, 1834 August 1, 1836
First-known political Lost first race for Won election to first Won election to second
announcement Illinois term in term in

House of Illinois House of Illinois House of

Representatives Representatives Representatives

Obtained his license as

an attorney
 
March 3, 1837 August 6, 1838 October 7, 1839 August 3, 1840

Won election to the Attended the Whig Won election to the

Made the first public
third term in Party State Convention fourth term in

Declaration against Illinois House of Illinois House of

slavery Representatives Representatives
 
House of
Defeated at the As a Whig Party To the U.S Slavery in District
representatives
primary Representative Mexican war of Columbia

Aspired to Won election Became know for Took seat in Proposed amendment
Congress but to Congress the opposition the U.S to abolish

1842 August 3, 1846-1848 December 6, January 10,

1846 1847 1849
 
House of
Defeated at the As a Whig Party To the U.S Slavery in District
representatives
primary Representative Mexican war of Columbia

Aspired to Won election Became know for Took seat in Proposed amendment
Congress but to Congress the opposition the U.S to abolish

1842 August 3, 1846-1848 December 6, January 10,

1846 1847 1849
March 4, November 7, November 10, June 16, November
1849 1854 1854 1858 12, 1858


Won Senate
Chosen as popular vote
US Senate
candidate
Decided to run Lost election
to Douglas
By Illinois
Won election For US senate Republican
to Illinois instead Convention

House of
Ended first Representatives
and only
term in

US House of
Representatives
Right before he became Results in
president the
Elections


May 9-10, 1860 May 18, 1860 November 6, 1860

Received support of -Lincoln received -Lincoln won the
Illinois Republican Republican elections as first
Convention nomination for Republican president
president in a four- way race
-His running mate
was Hannibal Hamlin

 March 4, 1861 February 22, 1864 June 8, 1864

He took oath of office 

Endorsed for re-
election by the
Re-nominated for
President

As the sixteenth Republican National With Andrew Johnson

president of the US Committee as running mate

Andrew Johnson
November 8, 1864
•Lincoln won re-election as president,

defeating George McCleallan (Democrat)

March 4, 1865
•Took oath of office as president for a
second term

April 15, 1865

•Died as an assesination victim, ending
presidential term.
 Opposition to
Huge loss of life
his equalitarian
on the


ideas (Ending
battlefields
slavery)

Opposition
Assesination
groups
therats
(Copperheads)

Civil war
Difficulties Bickering
among his
(with the
Confederacy) he faced cabinet
 Qualities:
kindness,

Involved in
telling stories

compassion,
wisdom, etc Had an
extraordinary
that
strengh of
demonstrated
character
his point

Was
Had a Abraham outstanding
benevolent Lincoln’s giving speeches
leadership style characteristics (Gettysburg
Address)