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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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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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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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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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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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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Abraham Lincoln tried to make his own reconstruction and Congress didn't agree with him. ... It all started with the emancipation proclamation under Lincoln's Reconstruction. ... Lincoln did not agree with the plan at all and later vetoed it (Murrin 600). After Lincoln's assassination Andrew Johnson became president. ... Lincoln tries to be the man when it comes to ending slavery. ...

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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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The newly formed Republican Party nominee was Abraham Lincoln. ... This Democratic split was the cause of the eventual downfall of slavery by Lincoln. ... Abraham Lincoln believed that the Constitution forbade the Federal government from taking action against slavery where it already existed, but he was determined to keep it from spreading further. Lincoln was against secession, calling it unconstitutional. ... Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and South Carolina followed as promised and seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860. ...

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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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The Constitution, with however many good intentions it started out with, did contribute to the failure of the union it created. It was originally drafted with the intent of unifying the newly formed nation, the United States of America. The Constitution was effective in protecting the rights and ide...

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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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When Abraham Lincoln, the candidate of the antislavery Republican Party, was elected president in late 1860, the Southern states carried out their threat and seceded. ... After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, eleven states left the Union and proclaimed themselves an independent nation, the Confederate States of America: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. ...

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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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Since Abraham Lincoln first went into office, the Southern states felt threatened that he would abolish slavery, even though it was unconstitutional. Lincoln clearly stated, "I have no purpose directly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no indication to do so," (Lincoln's First Inaugural Address). ... Lincoln also never freed a single slave during his lifetime, which proved that the South had nothing to fear. ... Lincoln never intended to abolish slavery and he never did, which demons...

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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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Once Lincoln became president, many southerners were threatened by his anti-slavery stand. Lincoln along with his party took an abolitionist stand and viewed slavery as an evil. ... Kentuckians had ties to both the president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and the Confederate States of America president, Jefferson Davis, each of which had Kentucky roots. ... Lincoln supporters felt it was important for the North to acquire Kentucky's support because it was Lincoln's birthplace. ... Lincoln's supporters felt that the people's confidence in Lincoln would increase if ...

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Similarly, Lincoln faced these challenges in the North, where the democrat minority opposed emancipation and the centralization of the government due to wartime growth. ... President Abraham Lincoln was far less hesitant to use martial law than President Davis and was able to quickly put down riots. ...

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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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The Civil War The American civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States. It the most memeriable war in American history, 3 million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil...

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