What if Abraham Lincoln had not freed the slaves? The material that I read had a few ideas of what could have happened. It not only answered that question‚ but it also told of what led to the freeing of slaves. In this reading‚ there was so much that surprised me and really changed my initial thinking of Lincoln and made me reflect on the what would have happened if the Emancipation Proclamation was not delivered. In this reading‚ it says that “slavery would have continued for a time in the
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In the article‚ "If Lincoln Had Not Freed The Slaves" Tom Wicker‚ the author‚ answers the question what if Lincoln had not freed the slaves. He seeks to give a detailed and historically accurate response to this intriguing question: What if Abraham Lincoln‚ the Great Emancipator‚ had not freed the slaves? After doing a considerable amount of research on Lincoln and his presidency‚ the author displays multiple scenarios for what would have happened if slavery had not been abolished. He then shows
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Why did Lincoln free the slaves? It was a good day for the US when Lincoln finally freed slaves in 1865. But why did he do it? Did he free the slaves out of political necessity or did he free slaves because he felt sorry for them. At the start of the US Civil war Lincoln believe it or not main priority was just to preserve the Union not to free the slaves. Lincoln pursued no clear policy regarding the slaves for the first 15 months of the war perhaps hoping that it would be possible to defeat the
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1850’s DBQ Essay “In a government where sectional interests and feelings may come into conflict‚ the sole security for permanence and peace is to be found in a Constitution whose provisions are inviolable” (Document B). But‚ what if the answer is not found in the Constitution? At this time there was an increasing sectional conflict between the North and the South. The problems arose mainly from the issue of slavery‚ and came largely after the Mexican war. Although the issue of slavery had never
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freed the slaves? The slaves in the South freed themselves from slavery. Abraham Lincoln’s intention of the Civil War was to bring the Confederacy back into the Union and he did not have to end slavery to preserve the Union. During the war‚ Lincoln established the Emancipation Proclamation that declared the slaves free‚ but the slaves had to make their own decision to escape from the South. Lincoln only encouraged the slaves to free themselves‚ not physically moving them into the Union. From www
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1924‚ the Soviet Union faced a power struggle when it’s leader and creator Vladimir Lenin died. His successor however‚ came into power and immediately began to make changes. This man knew exactly what he wanted to keep and more importantly what he wanted to change. His birth name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili‚ but who could possibly rule and leave a legacy with that name? He then adopted the name Joseph Stalin‚ (which means man of steel.) and began to rule the Soviet Union. At this time‚ the
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Martig Period 2 DBQ In 1782 Americans won their independence from Britain in the American Revolution. After the colonies won their independence‚ Americans created the Constitution. Its purpose was to replace the Articles of Confederation and solve its problems and more importantly to bring the states together under a single document creating a stronger union of all the states. During the period of 1850‚ until 1861 when the Confederate States of America was formed‚ the union was clearly divided
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The slave codes written in Virginia had multiple effects on the slave sale of 1846 as witnessed by Dr. Elwood Harvey. The slave codes are a list of laws that applied to slaves‚ and how they were allowed to be treated. These laws were put to use in many instances such as the slave sale of 1846. In the Slave Sale of 1846 multiple laws were being put to use such as slaves are property‚ indenture servants became slaves‚ imported non-Christians servants will be slaves(mixed race)‚ and slaves needed written
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To this very day‚ many still believe that Abraham Lincoln‚ with his Emancipation Proclamation‚ serves as a revolutionary train that guided America in a forward direction to the abolishment of slavery. As dainty and “happily ever after” as such sounds‚ sadly this is not the case at all. Though Lincoln and many other Northerners opposed slavery‚ emancipation of the millions of enslaved blacks wasn’t always well accepted in the racist society of the North or the South. Northern blacks were typically
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President of the United States fighting to keep it whole. Viewed by many as the most influential President‚ Abraham Lincoln would preserve the Union‚ abolish slavery‚ strengthen the federal government‚ and modernize the economy (AAREG). On February 12‚ 1809‚ Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring farm near Hodgenville‚ Kentucky. His parents‚ Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln‚ were hardworking farmers. Abraham’s youth was very difficult‚ his mother passed away when he was nine years
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