What did Abraham Lincoln do? Many may say eh made things worse‚ but i beg to argue. Abraham Lincoln is the reason for the civil war people say‚ but look where it got us! The union won‚ and the slaves are free. During the Civil war (1861-1865) many actions occurred. When Lincoln was elected President in 1861 South Carolina seceded followed by 6 other sates‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. Four other states threatened to secede as well. Then a month after the 7 seceded
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as one seamless document. Please respond to at least three other classmates for the following questions: Q. Express what you feel is the true motivation behind the Emancipation Proclamation as it was issued on January 1‚ 1863. A. Once again‚ to better understand the September release of the Emancipation Proclamation‚ one needs to go back a few months. The war was dragging on‚ heading deeper into its second year. Although the North had seen its fair share of victories‚ they suffered considerable
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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is widely believed to be the fabled liberator of slaves. However‚ Lincoln showed time and time again that he only cared about the fate of blacks as it served him and the interests of his administration. The major objective of President Lincoln’s administration was to preserve and sustain the Union. The southern states’ insurgence started as a result of disputes over states rights and representation in Congress; it was coincidence that most of the disputes in congress
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From the beginning of the Civil War in 1861‚ President Abraham Lincoln repeatedly stated that his primary objective of the war was not to abolish the institution of slavery‚ but rather to preserve the Union. Lincoln knew that the Constitution protected slavery in any state where the citizens wanted it. As the war progressed‚ the abolition of slavery was seen as a military strategy for the Union army‚ as the newly freed slaves would then fight for the cause of their own freedom. Since
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Simmons December 15‚ 2008 Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation On January 1‚ 1863‚ as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war‚ United States President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states" are‚ and henceforward shall be free." The Emancipation Proclamation consisted of two executive orders. The first one‚ issued September 22‚ 1862‚ declared the freedom of all slaves
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The Emancipation Proclamation The emancipation proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1‚ 1863‚ during the American Civil War‚ declaring all "slaves within any State‚ or designated part of a State... then... in rebellion‚... shall be then‚ thenceforward‚ and forever free." The states affected were enumerated in the proclamation; specifically exempted were slaves in parts of the South then held by Union armies. Lincoln’s issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation marked a radical
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civil war drew to an end‚ the movement to abolish slavery became more and more realistic. As of January 1‚ 1863‚ all slaves living in the Confederate South were to ‘be then‚ thenceforward‚ and forever free’” (Schroeder quoting Abraham Lincoln The Emancipation Proclamation.) This new law put many newly freed slaves in a tight spot. Even though they were allowed to leave the plantations and homes in which they had worked‚ they had nowhere to go and no money to get anywhere. None of them had any jobs any
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The Emancipation Proclamation "That on the first day of January‚ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three‚ all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State‚ the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States‚ shall be then‚ thenceforward‚ and forever free.” One hundred and forty-six years ago‚ President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed freedom to 20‚000 to 50‚000 slaves who lived in Confederacy controlled areas of the United States
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Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation led to the end of slavery‚ and is one of the most controversial documents in American history. Human slavery was the focus of political conflict in the United States from the 1830s to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. Abraham Lincoln‚ the Republican candidate for presidency in 1860‚ personally abhorred slavery and was pledged to prevent it from spreading to western territories. At the same time he believed that
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The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1‚ 1863‚ as a war measure during the American Civil War‚ to all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion‚[1] thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. at the time. The Proclamation was based on the president’s constitutional authority as commander in
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