USA HISTORY

In 1861, Abe became the 16th ____ of the United States.

(A) mayor

(B) governor

(C) king

(D) ** president

Concept note-1: -The biography for President Lincoln and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

Concept note-2: -Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C.

Concept note-3: -Lincoln’s election thus served as the main catalyst of the American Civil War. This marked the first time that a Republican was elected president. Presidential Election results map.

Concept note-4: -Abraham Lincoln (/ˈlɪŋkən/ LINK-ən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.