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    between the requirement of African American people to fight in the war against the union rebellion and Lincoln’s idea about slavery. Lincoln was a wise man and knew what to expect and what had to be done. He has to come to an agreement. Lincoln promised freedom to the slaves if the slaves were willing to fight in the war against the union army. The book Abraham Lincoln‚ slavery‚ and the civil war book states that “why should they do anything for us‚ if we will do nothing for them?" Page 159. Lincoln’s

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    Both Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln were very influential people of their time. They were both in power of a nation. To this day each man is still considered a respected leader by people around the world. Abraham Lincoln grew up moving from town to town do to illness and poverty. He was well known for being a good athlete and being very self-disciplined. His political career began in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois legislature‚ and lost. Two years later he ran again and was victorious

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    Kearns Goodwin Lincoln ’s political resume was meager‚ his learning derided‚ and his election considered a stroke of luck. And yet the prairie lawyer from Springfield would emerge the undisputed captain of his distinguished Cabinet‚ earning the respect of colleagues who had originally disdained him‚ and become‚ as Whitman wrote‚ "the grandest figure yet‚ on all the crowded canvas of the Nineteenth Century." As it turned out‚ unbeknownst to the country at the time‚ Lincoln was a towering political

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    about Abraham Lincoln that focus on his war strategies and struggle to prevent the Confederate states from seceding. There is more to the sixteenth president than the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. Only a few pieces of text speak about who he was as a person. Abraham Lincoln had great qualities such as being determined‚ down to earth‚ and honorable. One of Abraham Lincoln’s great qualities was how determined he was. The first example of this was a quote from A Lincoln Preface that reads

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    This is the very foundation of Democracy within the United States and was defined by Abraham Lincoln as “government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people”. Throughout his presidency Lincoln never wavered in adherence to the principles he firmly believed in though he adapted and changed policies in the face of changing circumstances and experience to obtain his goals. It can truly be said that Lincoln was directly responsible for the maintenance of the Union of the States which he passionately

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    During the 1858 Illinois state election‚ debates between Stephen.A Douglas and Abraham Lincoln began‚ due to campaign for seats in the state senate. This mostly consisted of the issue of extension of slavery into other territories. The debate that originally came up nearly 40 years before was eventually set to rest in the Missouri Compromise‚ but I guess it managed to arise again. The mexican war added new territories and the issue arose again in the 1840’s. Again‚ the issue was temporarily put to

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    Lincoln on Leadership” By Donald T. Phillips Research Paper Based on the Above Book Abraham Lincoln is known to almost everyone. It is recognized that he led the country through one of the hardest times in its history. What many of us do not know or understand are the methods he employed in order to lead us through the Civil War. Phillips became interested in Lincoln’s leadership methods and abilities because he found that these same ideas were still being taught today. He wrote this

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    Springfield. Lincoln knew that he could not afford to lose this election. With the freighting hostile tension between the Southern and Northern states Lincoln had to act fast. In meetings that were kept underwraps Abraham Lincoln called on the only man he knew that could save his campaign and

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    The question of this investigation is: “To what extent did the Lincoln Administration prevent European intervention during the Civil War?” The American Civil War is known as one of the most devastating wars in American history; however‚ it is also the time that held one of the most breathtaking feats that could have altered the course of the war: Abraham Lincoln and his policy makers avoiding European intervention in the Civil War‚ which would have led to a Southern victory. Trade has always been

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    Historians have traditionally regarded the series of seven debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign as among the most significant statements in American political history. Douglas‚ the North’s most prominent Democratic leader‚ faced against Lincoln who represented the Republican. Douglas was seeking reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate. The debates held in seven Illinois towns and attended by tens of thousands of listeners.

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