Abraham Lincoln's First Priority During The Civil War
Independent study
The statement this report looks over is that Abraham Lincoln’s major priority during the civil war was not the abolition of slavery. Firstly it will discuss whether Lincoln’s first priority was the union. Then it will discuss what Lincoln thought about slavery. Then lastly it will discuss the outcome for the Black Americans under Lincoln’s presidency.
Now for the first question, was Abraham Lincoln’s first priority the union? To start this off Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to an editor from the New York Tribune in august 1862. It wrote ‘ if I could save the union without freeing any slaves, I would do it and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others …show more content…
alone, I would also do that.” (Voices of America, pg. 138) so basically straight away it is shown that Lincoln’s main objective was not the abolition of slavery but was the union. And again Lincoln wrote another letter saying “my paramount object in this struggle if to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.” (frazier, 138) and to add on to that Lincoln tried to not only get the north to fight for the union but tried to drag the south into the war as well. So this again shows he worried more and took more concern in the war rather than the abolition.
Now this report will discuss Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery.
Although Lincoln argued about the phrase that white humans are the superior race and said that all men are created equal he still didn’t think the Black Americans should have the same rights the white Americans did. In a debate at Charleston, Illinois on September 18, 1858 he said he opposed blacks having the right to vote, to serve on juries, to hold office and to intermarry with whited. He also said “I will say then that I am not nor ever have been, in favour of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.” This shows that yes he did want to end slavery but still didn’t want the Black Americans to have as much freedom and the white Americans did. And when Lincoln finally got to the stage off ending slavery, it was as a military measure. Therefore it didn’t apply to border slave states. Some included Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland which had all remained devoted to the …show more content…
union.
And lastly this report will show what the outcome was for Black Americans under Lincoln’s presidency.
Five days after the war ended, the 14th April 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head and killed as he sat with his wife and two guests in presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor ( ). So yes Abraham Lincoln was assassinated but what did he achieve in helping the black Americans before his death? Although Abraham Lincoln’s didn’t free all of the slaves he definitely start something big. He gave black Americans racial harmony and accepted them into the country. He might have only freed 4 million slaves out of the million more but that led to a brighter future we live in today where every man and woman is equal no matter what colour they are and this is thanks to Abraham Lincoln one of the greatest American presidents. If it wasn’t for Abraham Lincoln the world would be a very different place and who knows there might have been no black Americans if he wasn’t around to free them and racism would be a casual thing most children would talk about in the school
yard.
In conclusion it has been seen that Abraham Lincoln changed the world for the better in that he gave the planet earth the true meaning of racial harmony and has shown how everyone is equal no matter what race, colour, etc. you are
Bibliography
Mtolivecemetary.sharepoint.com/pages/EmmancipationProclamationofTennessee.aspx
http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html/union.html http://www.history.com/news/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-lincoln-slavery-and-emancipation http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/30327/lincoln-owned-slaves/ http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html/greeley4.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/abraham_Lincoln_and_slavery http://www,nps.gov/liho/historyculture/slavery.html numerous pages from the history text book
The statement this report looks over is that Abraham Lincoln’s major priority during the civil war was not the abolition of slavery. Firstly it will discuss whether Lincoln’s first priority was the union. Then it will discuss what Lincoln thought about slavery. Then lastly it will discuss the outcome for the Black Americans under Lincoln’s presidency.
Now for the first question, was Abraham Lincoln’s first priority the union? To start this off Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to an editor from the New York Tribune in august 1862. It wrote ‘ if I could save the union without freeing any slaves, I would do it and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others …show more content…
alone, I would also do that.” (Voices of America, pg. 138) so basically straight away it is shown that Lincoln’s main objective was not the abolition of slavery but was the union. And again Lincoln wrote another letter saying “my paramount object in this struggle if to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.” (frazier, 138) and to add on to that Lincoln tried to not only get the north to fight for the union but tried to drag the south into the war as well. So this again shows he worried more and took more concern in the war rather than the abolition.
Now this report will discuss Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery.
Although Lincoln argued about the phrase that white humans are the superior race and said that all men are created equal he still didn’t think the Black Americans should have the same rights the white Americans did. In a debate at Charleston, Illinois on September 18, 1858 he said he opposed blacks having the right to vote, to serve on juries, to hold office and to intermarry with whited. He also said “I will say then that I am not nor ever have been, in favour of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.” This shows that yes he did want to end slavery but still didn’t want the Black Americans to have as much freedom and the white Americans did. And when Lincoln finally got to the stage off ending slavery, it was as a military measure. Therefore it didn’t apply to border slave states. Some included Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland which had all remained devoted to the …show more content…
union.
And lastly this report will show what the outcome was for Black Americans under Lincoln’s presidency.
Five days after the war ended, the 14th April 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head and killed as he sat with his wife and two guests in presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor ( ). So yes Abraham Lincoln was assassinated but what did he achieve in helping the black Americans before his death? Although Abraham Lincoln’s didn’t free all of the slaves he definitely start something big. He gave black Americans racial harmony and accepted them into the country. He might have only freed 4 million slaves out of the million more but that led to a brighter future we live in today where every man and woman is equal no matter what colour they are and this is thanks to Abraham Lincoln one of the greatest American presidents. If it wasn’t for Abraham Lincoln the world would be a very different place and who knows there might have been no black Americans if he wasn’t around to free them and racism would be a casual thing most children would talk about in the school
yard.
In conclusion it has been seen that Abraham Lincoln changed the world for the better in that he gave the planet earth the true meaning of racial harmony and has shown how everyone is equal no matter what race, colour, etc. you are
Bibliography
Mtolivecemetary.sharepoint.com/pages/EmmancipationProclamationofTennessee.aspx
http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html/union.html http://www.history.com/news/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-lincoln-slavery-and-emancipation http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/30327/lincoln-owned-slaves/ http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html/greeley4.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/abraham_Lincoln_and_slavery http://www,nps.gov/liho/historyculture/slavery.html numerous pages from the history text book