Abraham Lincoln Lawrence Bays Axia The University of Phoenix HIS/115 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president for the United States of America. He was considered on of the greatest presidents because of his fight and success in getting rid of slavery. Before Lincoln was president he was a self-thought lawyer from Illinois. Lincoln was president from March 1861 until his assassination by Johns Wilkes Booth in April 1865. Abraham Lincoln had many views on slavery and not
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Brief When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860‚ seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America‚ and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union‚ enforce the laws of the United States‚ and end the secession. The war lasted for more than four years with a staggering loss of more than 600‚000 Americans dead. Midway through the war‚ Lincoln issued the Emancipation
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States of America‚ was the man who rose to the presidency and took the steps needed to end the situation of separation by making sure the South didn’t secede from the Union and continue to be a slave-owning population. An emancipator frees people from bondage or oppression‚ Lincoln’s main priority in his term in office was to re-unite the North and South‚ not to free the slaves. He believed that white people were superior to African-Americans and
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wondered about Abraham Lincoln early life. I have‚ and I thought today I would tell you about that. This man was born in February 12‚ 1809. He lived in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky. Abraham’s father‚ Thomas Lincoln‚ was a migratory carpenter and farmer. Thomas was almost always very very poor. His mother Nancy Hanks died in 1818. A few years after Nancy’s death Thomas Lincoln married a widow‚ named Sarah Bush Johansen. She was a very caring‚ loving and affectionate mother to Abraham‚ their son
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leaves behind a legacy for many years to come. Abraham Lincoln is a hero because he defied all odds that were against him. He rose above the matter at hand to conquer what he believed was right and just. He abolished slavery‚ excelled in the licoln-douglus debates‚ and was a great leader making him an influential and trust person. In the 1800’s‚ slavery was abroad and the African Americans were perceived as property. To abolish slavery‚ Abraham Lincoln first issued the emancipation proclamation.
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All through time it has been said that Abraham Lincoln is one our country’s most recognizable leaders. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most known and beloved presidents in history. He was the 16th President of the United States and is well known for achieving feats such as keeping the Union together and accomplishing the emancipation of slavery. Lincoln had countless supporters as well as defiance and protection all along the American Civil War. Lincoln showed fortitude and never gave up on his vision
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Abraham Lincoln was a man of humble beginnings who‚ though self-taught‚ rose to greatness through the many leadership qualities that he possessed. Quality traits that Lincoln possessed were honesty‚ integrity and a great devotion towards the rights of the people. It was probably through his impoverished upbringing that he formed such a bond with common folks. Lincoln was able to show the country that an ordinary person‚ with strong character and integrity‚ was capable of inspiring others to greatness
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How accurate is Lincoln? Is it fictional or facts? Well‚ to be honest we can’t just base our judgment based on a Hollywood to say whether it’s fictional or facts. Any movies that matter of facts will have some added dramas or fictional to it to make it interesting or appeal to the audience or just for pure propaganda reasons. Personally‚ I do not believe everything I watch or hear‚ I usually check with the other sources and historical documents and above all I go with my own God given judgement.
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Abraham Lincoln There have been forty four U.S. presidents over the past two hundred and twenty years. What president has served the best for our country? None other than Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is the greatest president ever because he did great things such as ending slavery‚ getting the us through the Civil War‚ and helped our country a lot. The American Civil War was a war between the Southern states and the Confederate states. Abraham Lincoln was not very prepared for the war militarily
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Abraham Lincoln had many inputs into this country’s ways on how we debate on specific problems and how to deal with taking everyone’s opinion into account. For an example the debate on slavery‚ Abraham Lincoln had very mixed judgements on this debate. Half of the country wanted slaves the other half felt that it was good to take away slaves and let them live there own lifes. The Southern states were threatening dividing and leaving the country‚ if slaves were outlawed. Lincoln’s quote told to citizens
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