I particularly want to draw readers" attention to an excellent source for this study, Abraham Lincoln, Constitutionalism, and Equal Rights in the Civil War Era. ... In his examination of Lincoln's presidency Philip Shaw Paludan, states of Lincoln that "He believed that equality would be realized only through the proper operation of existing institutions. ... I include this because it allows us to appreciate Lincoln's wit. ... One of the many views of Lincoln, and one which I agree with, is that Lincoln would have traded the freedom of slaves for the quick healing of the wounds betw...

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History In the 1860 presidential election, Republicans, led by Abraham Lincoln, supported banning slavery in all the U.S. territories, something the Southern states viewed as a violation of their constitutional rights and as being part of a plan to eventually abolish slavery. ... Lincoln's March 4, 1861, inaugural address declared his administration would not initiate civil war. ... Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made ending slavery a war goal. ... The Republican Party was determined to prevent any spread of slavery, and many Southern leaders had threatened secessio...

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History In the 1860 presidential election, Republicans, led by Abraham Lincoln, supported banning slavery in all the U.S. territories, something the Southern states viewed as a violation of their constitutional rights and as being part of a plan to eventually abolish slavery. The Republican Party, dominant in the North, secured a majority of the electoral votes, and Lincoln was elected the first Republican president, but before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. ... Lincoln's March 4, 1861 inaugural address declared his administrat...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and that the issue of slavery did not cause the war. Yet again others claim that there were other more serious causes that lay below the surface. ...

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The same passion that built the United States of America ended up ripping it apart. A minor skirmish that started by accident, exploded into the deadliest battle ever fought on U.S. soil. Two American armies face-off in a small Pennsylvania farm town, Gettysburg, in what is the bloodiest and arguably the most famous battle of the Civil War. The battle lasted three days, July 1st through 3rd of 1863 and resulted in more than 50,000 casualties. The town of Gettysburg was not the ideal place for such a massive battle to take place for many reasons. ...

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