What were the major influences of Lincoln’s Kentucky years on his later policies and politics: his frontier life, slavery in KY, his father’s struggle with land titles?
The Kentucky years of Abraham Lincoln’s life established the foundation of the young boy who rose to become the 16th President of the United States. While living at the Knob Creek Farm, Lincoln was under the influence of religious parents that were respected locally and hardworking. His parents participated in the BaptistChurch and adhered to its strict disciplines.[12] The Lincolns belonged to a branch of the BaptistChurch, which had long been anti-slavery and had separated from the BaptistChurch due to the issue of slavery.[13] Thus at an early age, Lincoln was under anti-slavery influence which centered in his church and home.[14] Thomas Lincoln’s opposition to slavery was not only due to religious reasons, but also based in simple economics as he feared competing with slave labor.[15] The difficulties of Thomas Lincoln to obtain clear title to lands the family resided on in Kentucky also influenced his young son.[16] These difficulties were due to the lack of a proper government su
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