Abraham Lincoln - President of the United States of America, the sixteenth in a row.He ruled the country from 1861 to 1865, and this period marked a major shift in the direction of democracy.What was this man?We can say that the biography of Lincoln - a distinct proof of the reality of the "American Dream."This is a real selfmade man, who has achieved everything in life solely for his work and talent.Born in 1909, the son of a poor farmer-settler, he had reached the heights of the social ladder, headed by the Republican Party (1854) and became the leader of the country.
Before his goal, as well as to the realization of their ideals, President Lincoln was long and hard.On the formation of his personality is influenced by many factors.At 9 years old he lost his mother.Stepmother instilled in young Abraham love of reading.At home there was only one book - the Bible, and the boy learned it by heart.In the future it is a thorough knowledge of Scripture repeatedly helped his oratorical skills.Such allusions stunningly acted on the listeners.
forced to earn a living in hard physical labor, Abraham Lincoln - the president in the future - to educate ourselves.His political views are very much influenced by the works of the French Enlightenment figures, as well as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.Even then, the young man realized that slavery - a shameful phenomenon that must be eradicated.Even more, he established himself in this thought, when the family moved to Illinois Lincolns.This state has been 12 years since slavery was abolished.Policy President Lincoln first began in 1832, when he announced his candidacy in the elections to the lower house of the Illinois Whig Party.There he achieved such popularity that the re-re-elected three times.In 1856 in the United States, a new party - the Republican, and Lincoln is entering into its ranks.Two years later, he filed his candidacy for election to the US Senate.By tradition, the election was preceded by a debate in which Lincoln skhlesnulsya with his opponent S. Douglas.Although the victory went to the latter, we are "divided house", dedicated to the issue of slavery in America, brought Abraham to the category of the figures of the first rank in the political arena.
Therefore, in 1860, the presidential election of the four candidates defeated Lincoln.The US president took office in a tragic moment in the history of the country.In 1861, the southern states have proclaimed secession.Lincoln tried to make peace with half measures, announcing that the central government does not intend to interfere in state laws and to abolish slavery, but resolutely refused to enter it in the new territories.In 1862, it approved about Homestead Act, which provided for vesting each citizen land holdings.This act of undermining the very foundations of the slave latifundia.
But life has made adjustments.It soon turned out that the economic prosperity of the country is impossible without the abolition of slavery throughout the country.The victory over the Confederates brought Lincoln huge popularity among the population, but in 1865, a native of South actor George. W. Booth made an attempt to "Captain" (so called him the poet Walt Whitman), shot to the head.The memory of President martyr, who was killed for the abolition of slavery in the United States, immortalized in Washington.Memorial of white marble shows convincingly played the role for his country, Abraham Lincoln, President.Photos, preserved from that time show us a man, not just high-growth (1.90 m), but also thoughts.Four million Americans their freedom because of it.
