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The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln was one of great intrigue and emotion. He came to the presidency on the brink of America's first and only Civil War, and yet he was hardly known in the political world before the election of 1860. After handling the nation's historically greatest challenges, he would then be assassinated -- one of only three presidents to suffer such a fate. He would eventually be immortalized on two forms of U.S. currency -- something no other historical figure has yet to accomplish.

And yet, for all the lore surrounding him, how much can we actually prove about his time in office? This is where you fulfill a vital role: substantiating the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. What can we truly know and understand, and what is embelished fiction? Amass a group of sources that will help explain and and clarify the career of one of the United States' (and indeed the world's) most storied political leaders: Abraham Lincoln.

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...as far as content ideas go, for resources, you might find these helpful or appropriate...

...There are transcriptions and photos of the original documents for all of the last four possibilities I've given!...

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Primary Sources concerning the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

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Firstly, as far as the directions go, it's pretty clear that you just need to cite and explain primary sources. While I cannot actually cite the sources for you per se, I can give the locations, to a number of the best primary sources, the citation format, and a brief rundown of each.

Secondly, as far as content ideas go, for resources, you might find these helpful or appropriate:

- Gettysburg Address: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp -- as I'm sure you know, this document chronicles the deliberate assertion of freedom and the historical precedent for continuing the nation as a whole, because otherwise the country will soon cease to exist ...

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