How Did Abraham Lincoln's Impact On Slavery

Abraham Lincoln,known as the 16th president of America.He has been elected in 1860 with only 40 percent of the popular vote.Has a really big impact on the movement of American Slavery.His influence on the slavery is based on three parts.Lincoln-Douglas Debate,Emancipation Proclamation,America civil war.Lincoln faced a lot of challenges at that time.But he did overcome it and marked it in history. Since at that time,the America is a United States.However,not only the united of several states but also the combination of the north and the south.North people are more against slavery since there are less slavery states there.There is a lot of eacaped slaves go to the north and be a free people at last.North people are more showing sympathy
on the slaves and they will help them aviod being discovered by their owners.By contrast,the most of south states are slavery states,it’s certain that they support slavery.At first, the number of slave states and free states are same.That also means that their power are equal.During 1950s,with the expansion power of slavery,the balance between the north and the south was broken. In case of that,Lincoln hold the idea that the states will separate if this discrimination exist.So the whole nation should just have one opinion,slave or free.Lincoln is an ablitionist so he begin the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Lincoln-Douglas Debate known as the Great debate were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and the Senator Stephan Douglas.The name of the debate in chronological is Washington square,freeport doctrine,the debate of 1858,coles county fairgrounds,old main,washington park,Broadway&Market Street.The main cause of that debate is the senator election campaign.During the debate,Lincoln held the view of put the slavery problem put into

Liang 2 disappear process,on the contrary,Douglas held the opinion that half slave and half free which is situation of present.LIncoln and Douglas communicate with each other about a series of political events.For instance, the compromise of Missouri,the compromise of 1850 and so on.Other than that,they also debating about their own different display of speech.Contentl of all these speeches based on their main point when they had the debate.The major point which Linclon hold during the big debate is protect the federation unify and democarcy.However,Douglas’s primay standpoint is popular sovereignty.SInce the argument is the hottest problem at that time-slavery problem which was cared by almost all Americans.So that debate not only have relation with the slaves but also free people. It’s absolutely no doubt that both Lincoln and Douglas were the most famous elocutionist through American history.Their wonderful performance in the speech make the speech itself better.More importantly,the slavery problem which they were talking about is the most significant political problem.The nation’s solution to that problem had a important impact on the division and unify,improvement and retrogress.That was what drives the Lincoln-Douglas Debate became one of the most famous debate on the world.It has the historical and political significance. Even the result of the debate was Douglas became the senator successfully but that debate also make Lincoln be well-known.From a unknown to fame become popular all over the nation.And it also make the way for let Lincon become the president in 1860. The second greatest event which Lincoln lead was Emancipation Proclamation.He stand that all American Federal states should puts its own black slaves of territory.The Emancipation
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Proclamation was published by all union countries’ president on September 22th,1862.On January 1st,liberate the slaves formally.However,black slaves don’t have right to do political things,can’t have their own lands.The whole Emancipation Proclamation divided into two parts.The first part was published on September 22,1862.The second part take effect on January 1st.At that time,it’s the second year South-North War.That include the statement of Lincoln that all states which slaves who run away the control of federation will be liberated on January 1st latest.

After the explosion of the South-North War,a lot of black slaves were willing to help the federal part for their own freedom.But the problem on how to deal with territories was controversial with the idea of black slaves.Lincoln called in some generals which promulgate the Emancipation Proclamation by themselves at first,but this action force the black slaves go back to the south where there owner were.Lincoln declared that he didn’t have the right from constitution to liberate the black slave.Other than that,liberate black slaves is a risk action.Because there was still some states remain loyal to the federal and at the very beginning of the war,the aim of war was to protect the union instead of liberate black slaves. Emancipation Proclamation itself was constricted by the slave rules,it can only work when on federal territories.Other than Emancipation Proclamation’ instant effect on black slaves,it also meant that the aim of the war has changed to the North.Reform the federal is not the only goal,it also represented an important progress abolish the the slavery.However,in the army,different people have different reaction towards that.Some heard the Emancipation Proclamation and refuse to take part in the war.Some thought that’s good for the federation and freedom.For the
Liang 4 federation,the black slave problem is part of the main cause of the war.These black slaves were responsible for produce and store food,repair railroad,work in farmland or factory,mining,defence structures.In order to inspire the displacement of the black slaves,millions of Emancipation Proclamation was printed and spread.As they expected,this information become well-known and stimulate people’s hope for freedom and confusion.It also motivate a lot of black slaves run away. At the end of the war,Emancipation Proclamation was probably regarded as a violate constitution’s command.So they thought a lot to ensure freedom of black slaves.But not only the freedom orally.Under that situation,Lincoln use his president election campaign in 1864 as stake to abolish the slavery by rewrite the constitution. The Emancipation Proclamation did have a great effect on American inland but also on European countries.It determined the result of congressional election of 1862.Northerners spoke with their votes show that they didn’t feel pleasant with the current political tide.Even that’s not a president election year,congression elections saw several changes from previous election.Another great effect was changing the sentiment of Europe.When the Emancipation Proclamation was declared, European working classes sympathized with the measure and the Union won its favor. With this action, Europe no longer felt intervention was necessary. Last but not the least,the American civil war also known as the war between the states.Since 1920s,industrial revolution become popular all over the world,people use machine instead of home made staff.It improve the efficiency of produce.The north of America develope a lot through this revolution.The capitalist of the north did own a large amount of money,so they
Liang 5 request the country more than before and they want a lot of convenient conditon for them.As time goes on,the north capitalist improve more quickly and add owned state number in order to satisfy their labor force.However,the slave owner from the south dislike the way south capitalists do.They are adding the slavery states and constrict trade of north so as to restrain the development of the north. At the beginning of the war,the actual strength of north are much more better than the south.Not only the population but also the industry.The north has well-known industry,widely covered railroad and multiply food.On the contrary,the south almost don’t have any railroad and poor industry.But the south has sufficient military power.President James Buchanan has thought about move the large amount of money and weapons to the north.But President Lincoln’s aim at the first period of the war is to unify the north and the south instead of liberating the south slaves.The reason why he don’t touch the slavery is if he do that,it will push some border slave states to north insurrectionist.Since that,he will lost the important border states.It make slavery at a weak point at first turn into a strong point to the south.Since the slaves have productivity,so they can have a lot of people take part in the war.
However,finally,the north win the war.It confirm that the north’s capitalist class’s position all over the nation.The Americal capitalist’s developement’s road has no more obstacles.Since the end of 1900s,America become the most advanced agriculture capitalist country.The meaning of the America civil war is not only America internal Success and capitalism establish.It also inspire the revolutionary action all over the
world. All in all,President Lincoln had a big effect on American’s movement towards slavery.At last,let me conclude President Lincoln’s view on slavery.First of all,he oppose to slave and want to abandon it.Secondly,Lincoln would like to use a gentle way to solve the slave problem.Furthermore,Lincoln also think there is difference between white and black people.So he want to move the black to the outside of the nation.Lincoln’s thoughts is very complicated and has a lot of conflicts.So it’s hard to evaluate him.

Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/abolition-of-slavery/
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