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Lincoln wanted to stop slavery from spreading West.
What is above this is wrong. Lincoln didn't want to be president because he wanted to end slavery. He didn't care if slavery continued or ended. He just wanted to figure out a way to keep the union together. When he took office the south lost it's political power eventually. The North was much stronger than the south. That's when Lincoln wrte the emancipation proclamation. The south had to suck it up. Lincoln wanted to be president because he thought he found a way to end the scial unrest.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoHe just wanted to because it was a dream of his.
He believed that slavery should not be allowed to spread- that there should
not be any new slave states. Like almost everybody who runs for public office, he believed that he could do at least as well in the job as his opponent and probably do better. Lincoln campaigned hard for the US Senate in 1858 but lost to Stephen A. Douglas. He probably welcomed a chance to put his position to the voters art the national level.
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∙ 9y agoAbraham Lincoln strongly opposed slavery. He had a reverence for the Founding Fathers and believed the country was straying from the nation that it was intended to become. Prior to his nomination and throughout his campaign, Lincoln pressed the idea found in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal."
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∙ 12y agohe loved to learn and after teaching himself every thing he needed he decided to stand up for what he believed in during the civil war
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∙ 9y agoAbraham Lincoln was always community-oriented and opinionated. He got into politics and ran for President because he wanted to make a difference in his community.
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∙ 15y agoHe was a lawer and a law maker fo illionious.sorry if missppelled
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∙ 12y agoi think because he baned slavery and people thought he would be a good leader for the country because our leader has to be brave and strong just like Lincoln
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∙ 11y agoin the film abraham lincoln vampire hunter it was because he wanted to end vampires, but in real life i think it was because he wanted to free slaves in the northern states of america
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Was Abraham Lincoln the 12th president of the US?
No Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States
Was Abraham Lincoln the 14th US president?
No, President Abraham Lincoln was the United States of America's 16th President.
Which president was nicknamed Honest Abe?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was your first Republican President?
Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1860.
Was Abraham Lincoln a cobbler?
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before he became president.
Who was the President during Abraham Lincoln's presidency?
Abraham Lincoln was the president when Abraham Lincoln was the president.
Did Abraham Lincoln always want to be president when he was kid?
No
Did new president Andrew Johnson want to get rid of Lincoln's plan for reconstruction after president Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
no
Who was President Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America.
Which party was Abraham Lincoln the first president for?
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
When Abraham Lincoln become president?
Abraham Lincoln become president in March 1861.
Why did the US want to stop slavery?
Because President Abraham Lincoln outlawed it when he became president!
Was Abraham Lincoln the tenth president?
No. John Tyler was the tenth president. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president.
Was Abraham Lincoln the 12th president of the US?
No Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States
What was Abraham Lincoln's title?
Abraham Lincoln was PRESIDENT.... DUUHH
Who was president during Abraham Lincoln's first term as president?
Abraham Lincoln was the president during Abraham Lincoln's first term as president. He took over from James Buchanan, the 15th US President.
Who became president Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln became President Lincoln.
