The Civil War became inevitable with the election of Abraham Lincoln during the 1860 presidential election. Due to Lincoln's victory, South Carolina secede from the nation. ... The election of 1860 was between Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. ... In May of 1860, the Republicans met in Chicago at the Republican National Convention where they selected Abraham Lincoln to be their representative for President. ... He won 11 states and won the overall popular vote, but Lincoln won 17 states and the electoral vote which lead to Lincoln's victory. ...

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On February 12, 1809 Abraham county Kentucky. Lincoln was born in Hardin He was a very important in American history for many different reasons. ... Although our country was in a time of war and conflict, Lincoln handled the situation very well. ... In 1860 Lincoln won the nomination for the Republican Party. ... Lincoln always worked hard to save the Union. ...

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Republican Candidate Abraham Lincoln won the republican nomination, after three tries to elect a candidate though. ... Lincoln was a good choice for a president during this time of secession. ... Lincoln had a few concerns on what to do with the freed slaves? ... They called Lincoln a slave hound, even though he had a very neutral stance on it. ... The 6th Massachusetts regiment was the first to respond to Lincolns call for troops. ...

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Luckily or unluckily, Lincoln won the 1860 elections. ... All through the conflict, the major goal and objective of the then president Abraham Lincoln was to end the challenge of slavery in the U.S. ... Abraham Lincoln made every effort to see what he termed as a national evil stop and attempts of it being transferred to new territories paralyzed completely (Guezlo, 61). ... Since the North threatened to abolish slave trade and most importantly, the then president, Abraham Lincoln, they believed that the only way they could settle their differences on the slaves issue was through the war. ...

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Reconstruction was a plan proposed by Abraham Lincoln when he was elected for his second term in office. Convinced by the union army's victories, Lincoln went full out in December of 1863 he offered "Full Pardon" to all, it was called the Proclamation of Amnesty. ... Lincoln acknowledged this fact only towards the end of the war. ... Yes, through Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, slavery did come to an end, but the crisis of racism only increased throughout the south. ... This was a pass tense looking bill, while Lincoln's was forward looking. ...

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Election of Lincoln 2. ... Secession of South Carolina The Election of Lincoln I think was the most significant; I ranked that event as number one. ... When Abraham Lincoln was elected president the southern states reacted by seceding from the union which plunged the country into the civil war. Lincoln had much to do with the events that where next to come and he also had some input on each one also. ... The reason why the South had removed itself was that Lincoln won the election and became president. ...

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Abraham Lincoln. ... Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction of the country was to ultimately restore the Union. ... Lincoln didn't like this bill and he pocket vetoed it. When states started agreeing to Lincoln's plan Congress wouldn't let them rejoin the Union so Lincoln had to start negotiating with Congress. Then Lincoln was assassinated and his successor, Andrew Johnson had to take over. ...

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After President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, the long-troublesome slavery problem took on vast importance. ... In the book Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, James McPherson states that the Civil war was in fact a revolution. ...

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Once the Southerners noticed the Republicans were making rather large changes to the usage of free slave labor and possibly a restriction on owning slaves, eleven southern states seceded.3 Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 quickened this secession for the South. Lincoln and the North were definitely against South's decision to withdrawal due to the thought of the matter as an illegal act and the formation of the Confederate States of America was invalid notion. The first set off the Civil War took place when John Brown, a white abolitionist took upon himself to free the slaves by se...

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They also lacked a strong leader in the mold of the North's Abraham Lincoln and their constitution as they had it set up concentrated too much on Sate and individual rights and not enough on the Federal side of things. ... Another reason that the South could not have won the war was that they did not have a leader in the mold of Abraham Lincoln. Not Abraham Lincoln but someone that was able to stay out of the way when that needed to be done and one that could rally support and gather and unite the sprite of the people that he was leading. The person that they had in Jefferson Davis was no...

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In the book "Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dram," by Lerone Bennett, the myth surrounding the, "great emancipator," is debunked. Lincoln was, in fact, one of the biggest racists of his day. ... Lincoln also supported his home state's law, passed in 1853, forbidding blacks to move to Illinois, he called for a law to "effectually prohibit free persons of color from immigrating to and settling in this state...

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History shows that Abraham Lincoln won the election; that was more than enough to confirm their decision. ... Without any hesitation, President Abraham Lincoln immediately gives his assertion in the crisis that afflicted the United States. ... Regular military sent word to Lincoln in order that ammunition and food be delivered to the ailing army. Upon the remedy being acquired by the regulars, southern militia ambushed the supplies and mistook aid for an invasion by Lincoln and the Union. ... This victory by the Union gives them more confidence and renders Lincoln support by the common folk in...

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Abraham Lincoln, who was President at this time, wanted to save the nation by bringing the southern states back to the Union, but this "Great Emancipator" ironically did not have much intention of freeing the slaves. ... Pressure from blacks eager to fight, from abolitionists and from a few Army officers who needed men, as well as changing circumstances, eventually altered Lincoln's policy. ... President Lincoln was being bombarded with pressure to let free African Americans fight in the war. ... Finally, in the summer of 1862, with the realization that the war would not be won withou...

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In the 19th century, the southern states seceded from the union to form the Confederacy; however, President Abraham Lincoln still saw the south as part of the United States and was willing to fight to preserve the union. ... President Lincoln, recognizing the dependence of the south for the economy passed the Morill Land Grant Act. ...

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Soon after the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession of the southern states, and the fall of Fort Sumter, the Union and the Confederate states were preparing to fight what would become the bloodiest war in American history. ...

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Slavery was most prominent in the south, and when the threat that the slaves would be freed when Abraham Lincoln was elected scared the southern states, especially South Carolina and Georgia. When Lincoln was elected the south withdrew from the Union, and the Civil War began (Ngeorgia). With factors like, Harper's Ferry, the decline in the south's economy when the slaves would be freed, and the election of Lincoln, it was impossible not to start a Civil War. ...

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The post-Civil War South is in shambles. With the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, the American South was in for a shock. How would this affect the culture that relied so heavily on slave-labor on vast plantations? Would the South just wither and be assimilated into the North?...

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Taking Action Through Leadership to Solve African-American Problems There have been many great leaders in American history. Some have been noble fighters, and others have been extraordinary thinkers. However, the one characteristic all leaders had in common was their pursuit to change a proble...

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(Outline) Ida B. Wells: A Crusader for America Introduction- Ida was an active crusader against lynching and a champion of social and political justice for African Americans. She was not a famous crusader for the cause but she did more than many know. I. Background A. Birth date and family ...

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Civil Disobedience has a long,distinguished history. Without Civil Disobedience, the Civil Rights Movement wouldn't have gotten very far in the 60's. Civil Disobedience is the refusal to obey the laws which are seen as unjust in an effort to bring about a chnage in governmental policy. T...

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The Civil War ended nearly 150 years ago at Appomattox, but it still percolates through the surface of American society. The "Lost Cause", the tension between federal and local government, the legacy of slavery, and the nature of freedom in America are still intertwined in most people's memory of th...

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