Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party.

Major presidential acts

;Involvement as President-elect

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• Morrill Tariff of 1861
• Corwin Amendment

;Enacted as President

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• Signed Revenue Act of 1861
• Signed Homestead Act
• Signed Morill Land-Grant College Act
• Signed Internal Revenue Act of 1862
• Established Bureau of Agriculture (1862)
• Signed National Banking Act of 1863
• Signed Internal Revenue Act of 1864