November 6‚ 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede. The seceding of the South sparked controversy‚ and thus came the civil war. Abraham Lincoln served as president for 5 years.
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to a decision to present and issue the Emancipation Proclamation‚ which would allow slaves to be free men. However it has been noted that President Lincoln‚ though tried twice to issue this‚ had a separate goal of issuing it. The Confederates were groveling to get foreign nations to join the war on their side‚ and the President wanted
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Thomas Jefferson‚ George Washington‚ and Abraham Lincoln all have left their respective unique marks on the United States of America‚ leaving imprints that still have effects in present day society. Although‚ one man sticks out the most. Abraham Lincoln has done the most for and has had the largest impact on our country to this day. From handling a civil war‚ that could have easily ended this country once and for all‚ to his Emanicpation Proclamation‚ Lincoln has had the most lasting impact and is
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Martin Luther King was August 28‚ 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington before a sea of people‚ when he introduced himself with the first sentences of his "dream" speech as a debt collector of the black race: "A hundred years ago‚ a great American‚ in whose symbolic shadow we stand‚ the Emancipation Proclamation‚ "King began. "This momentous decree came as a ray of hope for millions of Negro slaves ... It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. In a way‚ we
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Do you really know Abraham Lincoln’s reasons for fighting in the civil war? Well to begin with‚ Lincoln argued that the reason for fighting was to preserve the Union‚ but towards the end of the war‚ his reasons has changed to what the cause of the war really was‚ which was to end slavery. Originally‚ Abraham Lincoln’s reason for fighting in the civil war was to preserve the Union‚ as he said in his First Inaugural Address‚ “You have no oath to destroy the government‚ while I shall have the most
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I feel that Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” is the most compelling of all the speeches that I read . Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was the most compelling speech because of the way he wrote the speech with a sad‚ somber tone and also hinted towards equality and freedom for all men. In the very beginning of the “Gettysburg Address” written by the 16th president of the United States -- Abraham Lincoln‚ reminds the public what the United States of America was founded upon; the
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Maddie Patton Reconstruction DBQ In the year of 1877‚ Reconstruction started and was a big success in resolving political‚ social‚ and economic problems. Furthermore‚ it restored the United States as a unified nation. The era was established to fix all the conflicts between the North and South. Additionally three more amendments were stated‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th; declaring former slaves the right to vote‚ earning their citizenship‚ and making slavery illegal. Although the former black slaves
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Many aspects and events throughout the time period of 1860 through 1861 had an overall contribution to the secession of several Southern states. Slavery was one of the major issues that led many conflicts between the Northern states and the Southern States. These compilation of events progress to the secession of the Southern States from the Union afterwards and the formation of the Confederate States of America. In 1846‚ David Wilmot proposed the Wilmot Proviso‚ declaring Congress banning
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March 4‚ 1865‚ Abraham Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address. The man known as “Honest Abe” was the sixteenth president of the United States of America who was an abolitionist of the Republican party. About forty-thousand people were present at the U.S. Capitol to witness Abe’s speech after his reelection. Now‚ President Lincoln’s first inauguration was the last straw for South Carolina‚ as they seceded from the U.S. with others to follow. But now about four years later Abraham Lincoln’s
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Anger quickly became a habit for Booth. Although John Wilkes Booth claims to have had his reasons for murdering Abraham Lincoln‚ this only explains‚ it does not excuse‚ the action (O’Reilly‚ 26). John Wilkes Booth pulled the trigger in Ford’s Theater on April 15‚ 1865 and assassinated the 16th president of the United States of America‚ Abraham Lincoln. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was unjustified because he worked to end slavery and lead our country humbly through the tremendous pressures put
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