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Rafael Gabriel III
Period 5
"Abraham Lincoln"
Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of America's greatest leaders and president of all time. He was born on February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Abe was a "common man" born and raised in a log cabin like everyone else. Later on he married Mary Todd in 1842 and had 4 kids. Abraham Lincoln's rise in politics started during the numerous cases leading to the Civil War. His genius speeches gave rise to his popularity and eventually was inaugurated on March 4, 1861; right before the war broke out.
Abraham Lincoln, hoped to end the war fast and hopefully put a stop on the expansion of slavery. Unfortunately, war waged for 4 years under Lincoln and he was forced into many hard decisions some of which led to his many famous moments such as the Gettysburg address. Before the war ended, Lincoln managed to pass the "Emancipation Proclamation" declaring all slaves to be free. Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's theater after the war in April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth before his reconstruction plans could start.
Significance:
The 16th president of the United States was not the greatest just by opinion. His efforts and leadership during the war was the reason the Union won and the Emancipation Proclamation was passed. He freed millions of slaves and ended the fight that was tearing our nation apart. Because of him, one of the most important wars of American History was won and if not so, the present today could be very different.
Questions:
1. Why did Lincoln's inauguration lead to South secession.
Ans: Lincoln was the representative of the new, anti-slavery party Republicans. With the already high tensions between the north and south, his inauguration was the final straw. The south feared the new president would make slavery illegal and left the Union in that fear.
2. Why was Lincoln so desperate to pass the Emancipation even with the war so close to an end?
Ans: From the beginning, Lincoln disproved the idea of slavery and would have outlawed it if possible. However, the situation made it impossible to do so. Towards the end of the war, there were increasing public support of banning slavery. Lincoln saw the chance to a) ban slavery, b) restricting Confederate labors, and c) getting more Union support. It was perfect timing and worth the efforts to ban slavery.
Sources:
http://www.historynet.com/abraham-lincoln
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln77.html
Period 5
"Abraham Lincoln"
Abraham Lincoln is considered to be one of America's greatest leaders and president of all time. He was born on February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. Abe was a "common man" born and raised in a log cabin like everyone else. Later on he married Mary Todd in 1842 and had 4 kids. Abraham Lincoln's rise in politics started during the numerous cases leading to the Civil War. His genius speeches gave rise to his popularity and eventually was inaugurated on March 4, 1861; right before the war broke out.
Abraham Lincoln, hoped to end the war fast and hopefully put a stop on the expansion of slavery. Unfortunately, war waged for 4 years under Lincoln and he was forced into many hard decisions some of which led to his many famous moments such as the Gettysburg address. Before the war ended, Lincoln managed to pass the "Emancipation Proclamation" declaring all slaves to be free. Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's theater after the war in April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth before his reconstruction plans could start.
Significance:
The 16th president of the United States was not the greatest just by opinion. His efforts and leadership during the war was the reason the Union won and the Emancipation Proclamation was passed. He freed millions of slaves and ended the fight that was tearing our nation apart. Because of him, one of the most important wars of American History was won and if not so, the present today could be very different.
Questions:
1. Why did Lincoln's inauguration lead to South secession.
Ans: Lincoln was the representative of the new, anti-slavery party Republicans. With the already high tensions between the north and south, his inauguration was the final straw. The south feared the new president would make slavery illegal and left the Union in that fear.
2. Why was Lincoln so desperate to pass the Emancipation even with the war so close to an end?
Ans: From the beginning, Lincoln disproved the idea of slavery and would have outlawed it if possible. However, the situation made it impossible to do so. Towards the end of the war, there were increasing public support of banning slavery. Lincoln saw the chance to a) ban slavery, b) restricting Confederate labors, and c) getting more Union support. It was perfect timing and worth the efforts to ban slavery.
Sources:
http://www.historynet.com/abraham-lincoln
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln77.html