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(Abe grunts) - In 1834 Abraham
Lincoln is elected to the Illinois state
legislature as a Whig, a new political
party established by United States
Senator, Henry Clay, to promote infrastructure, a
national bank, and tariffs
Lincoln is elected to the Illinois state
legislature as a Whig, a new political
party established by United States
Senator, Henry Clay, to promote infrastructure, a
national bank, and tariffs
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(Abe grunts)
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- In 1834 Abraham
Lincoln is elected
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to the Illinois state
legislature as a Whig,
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a new political
party established
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by United States
Senator, Henry Clay,
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to promote infrastructure, a
national bank, and tariffs.
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Movie Summary
Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.