Legislative Experience Lincoln must have been the least prepared man ever to be elected president of the United States Lincoln was a 1term congressman from Illinois elected in 1846 Business Experience ID: 324648
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Abraham LincolnSlide2
Legislative Experience
Lincoln must have been the least prepared man ever to be elected president of the United States.
Lincoln was a 1-term congressman from Illinois, elected in 1846Slide3
Business Experience
After serving in congress, Lincoln was a jobbing prairie lawyer then a railroad company lawyer and lobbyist.
1853-1860 he was corporate lawyer for Illinois Central RRSlide4
1860 Election
Lincoln relied on the Republican party.
Democrats split and the Republican party elected Lincoln.Slide5
The Civil War
Lincoln’s election precipitated the Civil War.
1861-1865. Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after Lee’s surrender.