Abraham Lincoln had a unique style of leadership‚ that’s why he stands out to me as a great leader. Lincoln had characteristics that showed that he was honest‚ integrity‚ impartiality and showed ambition. Lincoln had such great influence of power‚ he was able to inspire the troops during the Civil War. Lincoln came from a simple farm boy to be the president of the United States of America that inspired the world. Abraham Lincoln had nearly no education at all. Lincoln had spent less than 12 months
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Slavery wasn’t an easy thing to come by in the 19th century. Slavery was a big deal for a long period of time‚ but Lincoln finally made a step for freedom. Lincoln detested human bondage‚ but he felt compelled to act prudently in the interests of the Union and he worked within the limits of public opinion. The issue of black freedom was particularly explosive in the loyal border states‚ where slave holders threatened to jump into the arms of the Confederacy at even a hint of emancipation. Black
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Why did the Civil War Begin? Slavery was a major influence towards the beginning of the Civil War. Mostly because of the disagreements between the North and South on the idea of Slaves. Southern Slave States versus Northern Free States. Is it because of any major events during that time period or just the disagreement between the States worsening over time? I believe the Civil War‚ began because of the Mexican-American war‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ Fugitive Slave Law‚ and . Although many people believe
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There are many ways that the Civil War can be debated. It can be debated from causes‚ to outcomes‚ to victories‚ to even defeats. These are just some of the many issues that people can have different opinions on. One of the major issues or debates that people have about the Civil War is whether it was inevitable or whether it was avoidable. What started everything was when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union. On December 20th‚ 1860 this was made a reality with South Carolina seceding
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If the South seceded‚ the North and South would both be benefited. The North would have changed into a country with social and economic policies similar the ones in Canada or European countries. The South would have half an economy based on slave labor or an economy based on free labor. If Lincoln had let the 11 Southern states away‚ Southern blacks eventually would have won their freedom. They may have had to switch arms‚ but only a few could argue. Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863 but it wasn’t
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The antebellum societies of North and South were similar in some ways‚ like their nationalism‚ but the difference outweighs the similarities because of the economic and social difference in these two societies. Both the North and South societies have their own unique economical and Social backbone with the North economy based on manufacturing and the South mainly agriculture. Even doe the values of this two society are different and the difference exceeds the similarity‚ what they have in common
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Why would the southern states secede but not any other states? There were three main reasons that included issues of slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and other grievances like Lincoln’s election. Georgia‚ Texas‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia were five out of the eleven states that wrote a “Declaration of Causes”‚ which explained why they seceded. Slavery was one of the more important causes of secession of the southern states. “The South with great unanimity declared her purpose to resist the
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“It’s better to fight for something‚ than to live for nothing.” (George S. Patton) For the United States in 1861-1865‚ the reason for fighting was slavery. The north side was against slavery while the south was for it. This event was called the civil war and it’s crazy to think that the north side v.s the south side of the same country would be fighting against each other! Texas as well fought in this long battle and was part of the south. But‚ why did Texas fight in the civil war? One of the reasons
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From 1861 to 1865‚ the United States was divided into the North and South and was engaged in the bloodiest war to ever have taken place on American soil. There were many causes of the war including States’ Rights‚ expansion disagreements‚ and of course states seceding from the union‚ but the most prevailing reason was slavery. That being said‚ in order to defend their institution of slavery‚ The South would often look to John Locke and his works. However‚ the only issue was that they would cherry
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Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 the Union was divided. He accepted his presidential duties knowing that he was working with a nation that no longer remained united. Seven of the southern states had already seceded from the Union and were beginning to refer to themselves as the Confederates. What he had now were free states and slave states. When Lincoln gave his Inaugural Address he attempted to do so in a way that would not dissuade his
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