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

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Works Cited ContinuedTranscontinental Railroad. (2012). Retrieved from A&E Television Networks, LLC website: http://www.history.com/topics/transcontinental-railroad

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