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Abraham Lincoln #2: Path to Politics (1832-1848); Topics covered include: Studies law, political beliefs (Whig), elected to state legislature, passes Bar, initial views on slavery and abolition, first political address (rule of law), elected U.S. Congress, anti-Mexican War, and his Spot Resolutions

Key people: John Stuart, Henry Clay, Joshua Speed, Stephen Logan, William Herndon, and James Polk

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