1. Abraham Lincoln Leader of Change
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2. Slavery Once legal Change
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3. Abraham Lincoln Skilled speaker
Fought to stop slavery from spreading to Northern states
Signed the Emancipation Proclamation  
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4. Skilled Speaker Powerful, influential, practical speaker (Topic)
History.com Staff explains government cannot be divided (Evidence)
Republican party, included Democrats, former slaves (Elaboration)
Freidel and Sidey indicate that Lincoln himself implored the Illinois State Legislature,  “...the Congress of the United States has the power, under the constitution, to abolish slavery,” (Evidence)
Convinced others (Elaboration)
Used current laws to prohibit spread (Transition)
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5. Fought to Stop the Spread of Slavery to the Northern States
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6. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
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7. Worthy of Abolitionists' Hall of Fame?
Skilled speaker
Helped end the spread of slavery
Emancipation Proclamation 
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8. Did You Know? Did not consider himself an abolitionist
Was a lawyer in Illinois
Lost first Senate election 

9. Works Cited Abraham Lincoln from History.com
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"Abraham Lincoln Biography.com"

10. Works Cited Continued
The Presidents of the United States of America from Whitehouse.gov
Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey