Georgia‚ and the Carolinas‚ began to succeed from the Union‚ many burdens and challenges awaited Abraham Lincoln as he came into office. Despite his challenges‚ Lincoln maintained his sense of humor along upbeat spirit stayed diligent to his actions in office‚ maintaining an active role in the progress of the war and the policies that were passed. While Lincoln was urged and criticized to change his goals; Lincoln remained steadfast‚ in his primary goal to maintain the union above all else. With the weight
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Abraham Lincon Abraham Lincon was born Febuary 12‚ 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky. Born in a farming family‚ with tradgedy around him‚ Lincon perservered. Lincon became the sixteenth president of the United States‚ and guided America through some of it’s biggest struggles‚ such as the Civil War. In a world full of "You cannot do it"‚ Lincon ignored hate‚ and through each failure‚ found success. Abraham Lincon was birthed by Nancy Lincon and Thomas Lincon. Two years before
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8010886 "So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth."-Baha’u’llah. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Abraham Lincoln sincerely suggests that all humans are more similar than assumed in order to reveal the causes of the Civil War and to italicize the fact that the nation should unite as one. The similarities of the North and South caused the war. Although both parties "deprecated" and "dreaded" war‚ one side "accepted" war while the other "made" war. Lincoln’s use of
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The coming of the railroads‚ especially after 1850‚ made travel easier and practice more remunerative. Lincoln served as a lobbyist for the Illinois Central Railroad‚ assisting it in getting a charter from the state‚ and thereafter he was retained as a regular attorney for that railroad. After successfully defending the company against the efforts of McLean county to tax its property‚ he received the largest single fee of his legal career—$5‚000. (He had to sue the Illinois Central in order to collect
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On November 19‚ 1863 the 16th President Abraham Lincoln recited a speech long to be remembered in the great nation of America. Lincoln makes major statements throughout the duration of the speech; He also shifts from the focus of honoring the soldiers with this ground to telling the people that “we” as the people need to honor this nation by committing to its survival. In this speech Lincoln states at the end of the second paragraph “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field‚ as a final resting
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The American Civil War‚ a war that had its origin in the issue of slavery‚ occurred from 1861 to 1865. In his book‚ Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution‚ James M. McPherson considered the civil war as the Second American Revolution because of the changes it brought about in regards to slavery in the Unites States. In this event‚ revolution can be defined as the overthrowing of a current system of governing for a new and better system‚ what also happened on the First American Revolution
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Abraham Lincoln ’s ability to speak with eloquence and force is what won the Civil War; there can be no doubt about it. His role as a motivator and often an inspiring teacher to all had more of an effect on the troops and the American people than a loss or a victory of any battle ever did. Lincoln ’s speeches are some of the most celebrated in history for many good reasons. He was always aware of his audience and never failed to impress with his use of logic and knowledge. However‚ what are most
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simple 13 colonies to an intricate 50 states. Our long past has been filled with the dreams and visions of many Americans. Many of their visions have become reality and have changed our society forever. One of the greatest examples would be Abraham Lincoln and his vision to abolish slavery. Slavery did not end overnight‚ it took 78 years to finally get abolished. Throughout these 78 years the idea of abolishing slavery was met with much resistance from the south. This resistance is what led to the
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American presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Both men were admired by many but actually hated by those who opposed their political views. Shortly after Kennedy was assassinated on November 22‚ 1963‚ a comparison of the circumstances of his death and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14‚ 1865 surfaced. That comparison pointed out some amazing coincidences. Apparently Lincoln had a dream several days before the assassination
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Lincoln is willing to accept the risk of Hooker trying to set himself up as dictator because Lincoln recognized Hooker’s skill as a general. Up to this point‚ Lincoln had dealt with so many other contentious or outright incompetent military commanders that Hooker’s ambition was an acceptable flaw. From McClellan’s tendency to freeze and avoid the offensive‚ as well as his belief in a "limited war" to Burnsides’ massive failure at Antietam to Bragg’s indecisiveness‚ Lincoln was in desperate need of
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