Abraham Lincoln was alive in America.
Abraham Lincoln . Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846 , Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks , tariffs , and railroads . The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln , one of the best-known in American history . Indiana [ ɪndiˈænə ] is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America . The Lincoln -- Douglas Debates ( also known as The Great Debates of 1858 ) were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln , the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois , and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas , the Democratic Party candidate .