Lincoln To Gettysburg Flashcards
Who were the 4 republican candidates
Seward, chase, bates, and Lincoln
What ballot did Lincoln secure republican victory. Who was leading before that.
3 Seward
Who ran in the election of 1860 and what party were they part of? What were the results?
Lincoln (R) 80
Breckinridge (SD) 72
Bell (Constitutional Union) 39
Douglas (ND) 12—– 2 in popular vote
When and where was Lincoln born
Hodgenville Kentucky
February 12, 1809
How was Lincoln educated
He loved books, read a lot, self-educated
What happened to Lincoln in 1818
Mother died of milk sickness
Who is Lincolns stepmother
Sarah bush Johnston
Where does the Lincoln family move to in 1830? What does Lincoln do?
Southern Illinois. Lincoln wants to do something on his own so he moves to new Salem where he meets his friend Joshua speeds
1832
Lincoln wants to run for Illinois state legislature but wants military experience captain of militia unit in Blackhawk war
He lost bid for legis. But Andrew Jackson appoints him postmaster of new Salem
What event changed Lincolns life
Witnessing a slave auction
What did Lincoln have a patent on
Lifted vessels out of sand bars
1834
Ran for state legis. Won and held position from 1834-1842 he started looking into law
1836
Admitted into the bar
1837
Left new Salem got capital moved to new home town Springfield
Who did Lincoln love what happened
Anne rutlidge did not return love died in 1835
Who did Lincoln marry
Mary Todd
Who were Lincolns three law partners
Stephen Logan
John Stuart
William Herndon
When did Lincoln marry Todd how many children did they have
November 4, 1842 Robert Edward William Thomas
Pekin agreement
Lincoln and his friends would serve one term in US house and support each other when they ran
Lincoln us house
Won in 1846 held position from 1847-1849
Challenged Polk
Turns down governing Oregon
1851
Lincolns father died he did not attend funeral
Lincolns cabinet
State Seward ;
Treasurer salmon chase;
War Simon Cameron and Edwin Stanton ;
Attorney general Edward bates ; navy Gideon Welles ; postmaster general Montgomery Blair
Lincolns two private secretaries
John Nicholay
John hay
4 border states
Missouri
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland
