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Abraham Lincoln was elected president in November 1860 this event occurred right before what?
the civil was
Who was the president duing the civil war?
For most of the war it was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), who proclaimed that the conflict was ultimately intended to "preserve the union" of the United States. Actual hostilities began a month after his inauguration, on April 12, 1861. The major fighting in the War ended just 6 days before Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865. Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, VA on April 9. The final shots of the war took place in June, 1865, after Vice President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) succeeded to the Presidency on Lincoln's death. Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865, leading the government of the South. Abraham Lincoln
What happened in the south as a result of abraham lincolns election as president of the US?
The state of South Carolina seceded from the USA, followed by six others before Lincoln's inauguration.
Was Lincoln alive at the end of the civil war?
No the war ended on April 9 and Lincoln died on April 15 -correction. Technically the Civil War ended on May 10,1865, the day Confederate president Jefferson Davis was captured. On that day Andrew Johnson (the new president after Abraham Lincoln) declared the war officially over.
Who was in control of congress before the civil war?
It was Democratic under the leadership of James Buchanan and Republican right before the start of the civil war under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln.
Was Abraham Lincoln a cobbler?
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before he became president.
What can be said about the qualifications of Abraham Lincoln to be the US President?
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer who became a state legislator, then a Congressman before he became President.
What was Abraham Lincoln's profession while he became president?
Lincoln was a successful lawyer in the years just before he became President.
Who was the President of the United States before Andrew Johnson?
Before Johnson was Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was Lincoln's vice-president.
Was Abraham Lincoln a poet before he became president?
Wean he was born
Did Abraham Lincoln become a lawyer before he became president?
Yup!! He sure did.
Who participated with the president Abraham Lincoln in a series of important political debates before he became president?
Stephen A. Douglas
What governmental positions did Lincoln serve?
Abraham Lincoln was in the Illinois General Assembly and one term in Congress before he became a president.
Before Abraham Lincoln became president he participated in a series of important political debates with who?
Stephen A. Douglas.
Before Abraham Lincoln became president did he have any children?
Abraham Lincoln had all 4 of his children, before becoming President. (Robert born in 1843, Eddy born in 1846, and Willie born in 1850, and Tad born in 1853.) Eddy had died in 1850, before Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
Who was in power before Abraham Lincoln took over?
The President before Abraham Lincoln was James Buchanan.
Did James K. Polk serve as president of the us before Abraham Lincoln?
Polk was president before Lincoln
