Abe lincoln and the civil war
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Abe Lincoln and the Civil War
Ryan Gavin
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Political Background State Legislature four terms, 1834-1841 1836- Lincoln obtained attorney
License Early on was part of the Whig party Transformed Whig party into
Republicans Republicans were pro-business, anti-
slavery
Political Leadership Filled Cabinet with major rivals By inauguration, seven states
seceded Main goal was to preserve the
Union Passed key pieces of Legislation
and speeches
Early Military Leadership
Not respected as a Military leader, early on.
Only war can save the Union Lacked Military knowledge, no
real background “The main thing is the main thing”
Military Leadership in action
Ordered provisioning to Fort Sumter
Summoned state militia to Federal Service
Blockade issued of Confederate ports
Ulysses S. Grant General-in-Chief Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation Issued January 1st, 1863 Issued in two separate parts “A necessary war measure” Only applied to states that were rebelling
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What it did Freed slaves under control of
Confederates. Did not free “Boarder States”
slaves Disrupted Confederate farming
economy Foreign demand for exports fell.
Why? Enabled freed slaves to fight for
Union Stopped France and England
from joining Confederates Enabled more soldiers for the
Union Lincoln couldn’t just free all slaves
Significant Accomplishments
Transcontinental Railroad System Homestead Act Thirteenth Amendment Gettysburg Address
Transcontinental Railroad
Officially completed May 10, 1869 Connected East and West coast Easier and Safer Put many immigrants to work
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Homestead Act Started to use unclaimed land Claim up to 160 acres Must “improve” the land Helped expand U.S. with
Transcontinental Railroad
13th Amendment Passed only two votes above 2/3
majority Not required, Lincoln signed
anyway Abolished slavery Gave Congress power to enforce
article
Gettysburg Address Speech by Lincoln on November
19, 1863 At Gettysburg National Cemetery Related to the Declaration of
Independence Still commonly used and quoted
today.
Relation to Declaration of Independence
“…Proposition that all men are created equal”
What happened here
Why the beard? Grace Bedell’s letter to Lincoln Lincoln’s letter to Grace Shows inequality in women
Works Cited"Abraham Lincoln: Presidency." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia.© 1994, 2000-2006, on Infoplease.© 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease.27 Feb. 2012 <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0859298.html>.
Abraham Lincoln - early political career. (n.d.). Retrieved February 27, 2012, from Advameg, Inc. website: http://www.presidentprofiles.com/Washington-Johnson/ Abraham-Lincoln-Early-political-career.html
Abraham Lincoln. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://sc94.ameslab.gov/tour/alincoln.html
Abraham Lincoln: first Republican President and Civil War leader. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h837.html
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. (2012). Retrieved from The Lincoln Institute website: http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/Library/newsletter.asp?ID=146&CRLI=203
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. (2003). Retrieved from Anti-Slavery Society website: http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/hus-emancproc.htm
Beaver, E., Reily, M., & Snyer, N. (n.d.). Blacks in the Civil War. Retrieved from http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/HY/Hy243Ruiz/Research/civilwar.html
Works Cited ContinuedTranscontinental Railroad. (2012). Retrieved from A&E Television Networks, LLC website: http://www.history.com/topics/transcontinental-railroad
Teaching with documents: The Homestead Act of 1862. (n.d.). Retrieved from The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration website: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/ homestead-act/
Passage by the House. (2008). Retrieved from HarpWeek website: http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/ hubpages/CommentaryPage.asp?Commentary=05HousePassage
Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln's famous thoughts on the Civil War. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h838.html