Abraham Lincoln
Achievements Liberal values or conservative? Homestead act - giving government land away - 10% of land given away for free Paper money - big government- not backed by gold but instead faith in the government First income tax - higher taxes by higher Abolition- civil rights vs property rights, workers rights vs corporate greed States rights vs government sovereignty First environmental protection act for Yosemite Grant Act Modern national bank system- centralized government bank Believed to be one of the least religious presidents John Wilks Booth John Wilks Booth was a famous stage actor in DC. He was also a southern sympathizer and hated Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln had watched Booth perform at Ford's theater in DC. Booth also got invited to political events such as Lincoln's second inaugural speech. Despite this, there's no evidence they met personally. Did Lincoln predict his own death? About ten days ago, I retired very late. I had been up ...
