Abraham+Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was a president whose time in office was shaped allmost completely by war. He developed the Republican political party and was one of the most influental presidents of all time. Personally, Lincoln hated slavery and publicaly announced this before his election. Southerners didn't like him from the start because of this, and they decided they wanted to make a nation of their own.Then, beginning with South Carolina, these Southern states secceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. Old honest Abe thought this act illegal, and wanted to defend the Union at all costs. War was inevitable, and when the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, everyone took sides. The U.S. was a divided nation. Probably one of Lincolns most famous accomplishments was the Emancipation Proclamation. What this did was free all the Slaves in any rebelling states. As well as a good moral statement, this served as an effective blow to the South's economy. It also gave the North British support and encouraged freed blacks to enlist in the Union army. Abraham was born in a log cabin to a poor family. He managed to learn some basic skills while helping out with chores and farm work. He joined the Illinois Legislature for a while, and developed a good reputation in politics. He was soon nominated and elected President. When the fighting ended and the Confederates finally surrendered, Abe devoted his Presidency to rebuilding the war-torn country that America had become. On April 14, 1865, a man named John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln at Ford's Theater. He was the first President in history to be assassinated while in office.
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Southerners did not like Abraham Lincoln at all. The South's economy was virtually built on the backs of slaves at the time, and was afraid that Lincoln would destroy their livelihood by abolishing slavery. So, they began talking of seccession. Most Northerners simply thought they were just "bluffing" and didn't think much of these claims. It came as a surprise when South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, respectively left the Union. This all happened before Lincoln even took office. Things really began to get out of hand when these rebels attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina and fired the first shots of the Civil War. Within months, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina all secceeded, too. Together they formed the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was elected as their President and Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, the South's main army. After a long and bloody Civil War, Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox in April 1865.
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