How Did Lincoln's Actions Promote Equality6 Or Order?

It all began in 1809, beginning of February. It’s still cold as winter, snow on the ground and the frozen wind nipping at your cheeks. Other than the sound of the animals and nature in the middle of Nolin Creek, Kentucky there is pain filled screams from an exhausted woman in a one room cabin. Little does she know she is about to give birth to one of the most important men in American history. Studying law and partaking in politics for most of his adult life. He starts working towards changing little things, such as improving navigation on a river near his home in Illinois to changing capitals. This child was named Abraham Lincoln. Anyone that hears this name knows exactly who he was and his legacy. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states and the man who freed the slaves. Through this paper I
From the research, there are quite a few things that represent Lincoln actions that could promote both equality and order. To repeat for order, Lincoln had worked hard to bring the Civil War to an end. He had signed multiple acts and laws, starting with signing the Compensated Emancipation Act which attempted to help free most of the slaves in Washington, D.C., also known as the District of Columbia. Then he slowly started to emancipate the rest of the slaves to help win the war against the south. Lincoln had believed in equality as well as keeping the nation in order. After the battle in Gettysburg, Lincoln had gone to the field to make a speech, as said in the book “The Gettysburg Address: Perspectives on Lincoln's Greatest Speech” on page 54 Lincoln had defined democracy in an earlier point in time, the date of when he wrote this definition isn’t exact, but the best guess of when was the first of August in 1858, “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master…” it continues in another sentence “This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the