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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Abraham Lincoln By: Ty Parrish Part I The president that I chose was Abraham Lincoln. He was born in Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln represented Illinois which was where he grew up. He grew up poor and he had to help his dad build their own house when they moved to Illinois. Lincoln was married to Mary Todd and they had four children. Three of the children died at a very young age. He lived from 1809 to 1865 when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. In April 1832‚ Lincoln decided to
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Lincoln The film Lincoln was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ it mainly covers the last four months that Lincoln was in office before his assassination. It’s main focus was on the Lincoln trying to pass the 13th amendment‚ which abolished slavery. The plot of the story is set in January 1865‚ centered around Abraham Lincoln ‚ who is played by Daniel Day Lewis. The president has just started his second term and the war is coming to an end. The film opens with a brief flashback
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Lewis and Clark expedition. From this expedition‚ Americans received information about the landscape‚ plants‚ and animals that lied west. Abraham Lincoln is arguably the next important president. He saw the United States through its worst crisis‚ which tested “whether that nation… can long endure”. His speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ redefined the Civil War as a “new birth of freedom”. He issued
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Secession was a clearly a big issue certainly around the times of Lincoln’s presidency. Desperation to keep the Union together was cautiously argued by Lincoln in his first Inaugural speech‚ delivered on March 4th‚ 1861. President Lincoln was clearly against the idea of secession by any State. Many events occurred between the years of 1850 -1861. Two presidents were elected‚ President Franklin Pierce(1853-1857) and James Buchanan(1857-1861). The compromise of 1850 was created‚ which consists of
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there can be no doubt but that Lincoln would have fared poorly. Not much more could have been said for him even a year later‚ when Lincoln thought that he would lose his bid for reelection. It would take Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse and his own death a week later to propel Lincoln into the pantheon of presidential greatness. And Lincoln’s canonization began almost immediately. Within days of his death‚ his life was being compared to Jesus Christ. Lincoln was portrayed to a worshipping
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States (1861-1865) was born is 1809‚ he came from a very humble family of farmers. Lincoln was an ambitious young man who learned to write and read and educated himself into becoming a respectful lawyer earning his license in 1837 and becoming a renowned public figure in Springfield‚ Illinois. He had an outstanding impact in the 1850’s when the Republican Party was fighting against slavery also known as the ‘’ Free-Soilers‚ and Anti-slavery Democrats’’
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As the Commander-in-Chief‚ Lincoln not only accomplished his mission to conduct the army and visit the battlefield so that he and the Union armies could have a better relationship‚ but also addressed 2 other major achievements‚ which were the Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. During the Civil War‚ under the leadership of President Lincoln‚ the government excessed great power. In order to keep Kentucky‚ one of the border states‚ Lincoln put it under Martial Law‚ which meant
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County Wexford Ireland is a place of great natural beauty and rich historical wonder. It is a place that has seen war‚ famine‚ prosperity‚ and poverty which is part of the almost mystical intrigue surrounding the island they call Eire. Ireland is home to about six million people and they are spread about its four provinces: Connacht‚ Leinster‚ Munster‚ and Ulster. The capital of Ireland‚ and its biggest city‚ is Dublin which is located in County Dublin and is home to a half a million people
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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most historic figures in American history. Lincoln’s personality and background allowed him to be a "great" man which allowed him to be a great President. William Gienapp’s‚ Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America is an accurate portrayal of Abraham Lincoln’s life and personality. Lincoln’s down to earth personality and ability to please a crowd with his stories and jokes made him a successful lawyer and politician. Lincoln who was calm‚ fair minded‚ and patient arose
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