Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were American presidents during the Civil War; Lincoln for the Union states and Davis for the Confederate states. ... Thomas Lincoln wanted to see Abraham acquire an education but also beat him when neglecting farm chores for books. ... Samuel looked at Abraham as lazy while Lincoln looked to his father with disdain. Abraham once wrote, "Thomas (Lincoln) never did more in the way of writing than to bunglingly sign his own name." Clearly, Abraham Lincoln did not idolize his father. ...

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Abraham Lincoln • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. • Abraham loved reading and would walk several miles just to borrow a book. • In 1836, Lincoln became a lawyer. ... • Abraham Lincoln is elected as 16th U.S. president and the first Republican. ... • Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, getting 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular vote. ...

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Our sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, is often regarded as one of the best leaders ever to govern our great nation. ... Abraham Lincoln's admirable role in freeing the slaves, his painstaking struggle to keep the union from falling apart, and Lincoln's valiant effort as Commander in Chief led to him being an influential person. Abraham Lincoln faced much opposition on the topic regarding the issue of slavery. ... Lincoln thought that, "Those who deny freedom deserve it not for themselves" (Abraham). ... The most lasting accomplishments of Abraham Li...

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Abraham Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Addresses, are both alike and different. ... At the same time, Lincoln argued that the U.S. ... The "Second Inaugural Address" in 1865, Abraham Lincoln contemplates that they, as a United Nation, should reflect on the aftermath of the Civil War and work towards a better future for this nation.   ... Abraham Lincoln uses figurative words of speech to encourage reflection on the Civil War to the people of Northern and Southern United States. ... Abraham Lincoln's "First and Second Inaugural Addresses" were alike in the opposition of slave...

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President Abraham Lincoln did not originally want to free the slaves, he rather looked upon the black vs white situation with the mind set of the need for one superior, and one inferior, and had no intention of bringing equality of the black and white races. ... Lincoln's statement," I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races," was reconciled by the Emancipation Proclamation by freeing the slaves. ... After the battle of Richmond, Lincoln decided it would be a better course for the Union t...

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), known as "Honest Abe" and "The Great Emancipator" is regarded by many to be America's greatest president because of his powerful leadership during the civil war and the impact of that leadership on the moral and political character of the nation. ... In his 1860 campaign for president, Abraham Lincoln firmly expressed his opposition to slavery and his determination to limit its expansion westward into the new territories acquired from Mexico in 1850. ... As part of the Proclamation, Lincoln also urged black males to join the Union forces as soldiers and...

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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both presidents of the United States and made many positive historical contributions. ... While Abraham Lincoln steered the Union, Jefferson Davis struggled to lead the Confederate Army. ... Lincoln had a strong opposition to Congress. ... Lincoln and his family were very religious. ... Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are both presidents that gave great contributions to the history of the United States. ...

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In 1860, Lincoln Abraham was elected as president of the United States of America. ... Finally Lincoln led the Union to victory and started reconstruction of the country in 1865. ... The highest priority of the war for Lincoln was to save the Union. ... Many historians, such as Allen Guenzo, the author of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, give Lincoln full credit in emancipation. ... To sum up, Lincoln should not be credited as the "Great Emancipator." ...

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EULOGY:ABRAHAM LINCOLN President Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President of the Union of States of America. Lincoln was loved by all in the Union, especially those Republicans. ... He leaves his wife Mary and his son, Robert Lincoln. ... Abraham Lincoln will be able to bring happiness to that "afterlife" and himself. Farewell, Honest Abraham Lincoln. ...

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Meg Burke History B period Abraham Lincoln Essay 10/24/02 Abraham Lincoln can be considered one of the best American Presidents yet. ... Lincoln believed that the failure of the American nation would be a tragedy. ... (The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. ... Lincoln would do what he could to save the Union. ... Abraham Lincoln knew he had a precise role in stopping the Civil War. ...

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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most prolific men to ever grace this great country with his presence, and is considered to be one of the greatest American Presidents. ... Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. His birth mother, Nancy Lincoln died when Abraham was a very young boy. ... In the midst of Lincoln's election to the Illinois State Legislature, Lincoln's fiancée Anne Rutledge died, Anne's death affected Abraham for the rest of his life. ... Lincoln's wife Mary Todd was known to act a senile at times, and after the death o...

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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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The Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" went into full effect, and was the document that supposedly freed the slaves and gave them their right to live a full, normal lifestyle. The "Emancipation Proclamation" was a strain of well thought out political processes by Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. ... The September proclamation actually hurt Lincoln's party in the following election by angering northerners. ... Also, the document delivered by Lincoln only had power over the states and country he controlled. ......

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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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Despite his opposition to slavery, Lincoln was no abolitionist. ... As the Union moved closer to victory public perception of Lincoln changed. ... Lincoln spoke of caring for all of the wounded. ... Meanwhile, the Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln who had gained national recognition for his condemnation of slavery. ... With Lincoln's election disunion was inevitable. ...

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Did Abraham Lincoln Free the Slaves? Abraham Lincoln was the reason that the slaves got emancipated when they did. Without Lincoln's efforts the slaves would have stayed enslaved for awhile longer. ... Of course Lincoln wasn't the sole reason that the slaves became free. ... But the biggest reason the slaves were freed was because of Lincoln. ...

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Lincoln himself told people how happy he was. ... At 7:22 on April 15th, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was pronounced dead. ... On the Sunday after Lincoln's death, clergymen around the country praised Lincoln in their sermons. ... Republicans linked Lincoln's name to their party. ... To this day Abraham Lincoln's legacy is still alive. ...

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"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery" Abraham Lincoln 1862, before he issued the emancipation proclamation to the world. ... But by 1862 Lincoln was convinced that the war must end slavery. ... So, Lincoln decided that after a victorious battle he would issue an emancipation proclamation to the world. ... It was the victorious Antietam battle that Lincoln needed for launching his emancipation proclamation. ... Lincoln then issued his proclamation to the world. ...

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There were a few different approaches to the process of reconstruction by President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and Congress. ... President Abraham Lincoln's plan for reconstruction started with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863. ... However, Lincoln Vetoed this bill and it never passed. President Lincoln never saw his plan go through due to him being assassinated on April 14,1865. ... With Johnson's plan, he issued revised Proclamation of Amnesty just a month after Lincoln's assassination. ...

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My hero would have to be Abraham "Abe" Lincoln. ... In 1862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. ... After a battle in July of 1863, Lincoln dedicated a cemetery to the 6 thousand dead soldiers. ... Despite all of the medals, wars won, and famous speeches, Lincoln was a honest-to-goodness man. ... Lincoln is famous as a person and as a magnificent leader. ...

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They seceded directly after the South Carolina convention that followed Abraham Lincoln's election to the Presidency of the United States of America and their states voted tremendously for secession. These states felt as if the election of President Lincoln signaled the death knell of slavery, which was a cornerstone of their way of life. ... The catalyst that fueled the birth of this convention was the election of Abraham Lincoln, a Republican who had defeated the Democratic President nominee Stephen Douglas. ... Stephen Channing sums it up very well when he states, "The party of Abraham...

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The third principal cause of the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860. Lincoln won the electoral vote and defeated Douglass, Breckenridge, and Bell. The outcome of this election somehow fears the Southerner because Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, which means he was pro to anti-slavery. ... These Southern states assumed that Lincoln would turn the U.S. to be a non-slavery nation because Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery. ...

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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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