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Where is Abraham linclon from?

Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin at Sinking Spring Farm, which was located in rural Hardin County (now LaRue County), Kentucky. Today, the site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky.


What play was Abrham Linclon watching when he got shot?

It was called 'Our American Cousin', and they had put on a particularly good performance of it, bringing many laughs from the audience. Booth chose to shoot at a moment when the laughter was at its loudest, to hide the sound of the shot.


What did the slaves hope to be set free?

I think the question should be, "What hope did the slaves have on being set free?" The answer is, most had no hope in the 1600-1800's. If you were born or sold into slavery, it was pretty much the end of all hope. Some thought of escaping the Northern states, which had no slaves, but most were captured. If you were running away to freedom, it was a risky job. May men were willing to go without sleep just to find the slave. But, during the Civil War, a spark of hope shone through. And when Abe linclon issued the Emancipation Proclemation, hope was once again restored. Although that abolished slavery, most white people were still racist against them.


What did William H Seward sale to the US?

He didn't sale anything to the US, he made a purchase, which at the time was called 'Sewards Folly'. Seward was a Presidential hopeful before the US Civil War, and became Lincoln's secretary of state, for the duration of the war. He as well as Linclon, the Vice President, Andrew Johnson (who succeeded Lincoln, and was later impeached), were also targets of John Wilkes Boothe's & C.'s assassination plot in which Lincoln was shot at Ford's theatre 14 April 1865. Seward served as secretary of state for Johnson, and in 1867 purchased the entire geographic region, which was to become the 49th state of the union, Alaska, from Russia for $7.2 million ($119 million in 2014 $'s)