Reading and Writing Assignment #3
Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in chief since he was inaugurated and used that power as a military strategy. He made it a goal of his own to become an expert on military strategies so that he was well prepared for the war to come. “He gave himself night and that to study the military strategy” (3). He was not a natural strategist. He worked very hard to learn the most. He was a hard worker and it came from his work ethic. Before he was running for president, Lincoln was a lawyer. He used his learning’s from law school in his presidency. Abe Lincoln was often called Honest Abe for his character and heart. If there was one thing that Lincoln knew was that he hated slavery. He was an honorable man and believed it to be a horrible, evil to all of the African Americans. He never changed his mind on that …show more content…
He had written it up but not had it looked at by anyone for a while because he was waiting for the right time. The emancipation proclamation was a document that allowed slaves their freedom, but only if they would pledge the side of the union and help fight for the union. After many wins and losses Lincoln finally released the proclamation, which was the turning point of the war. He waited no longer and it was finally signed. The outcome was outstanding. Adding the slaves to the army for the union helped them immensely. Lincoln’s prime outcome for the war was to win. He needed the confederacy to join back and become a nation
Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in chief since he was inaugurated and used that power as a military strategy. He made it a goal of his own to become an expert on military strategies so that he was well prepared for the war to come. “He gave himself night and that to study the military strategy” (3). He was not a natural strategist. He worked very hard to learn the most. He was a hard worker and it came from his work ethic. Before he was running for president, Lincoln was a lawyer. He used his learning’s from law school in his presidency. Abe Lincoln was often called Honest Abe for his character and heart. If there was one thing that Lincoln knew was that he hated slavery. He was an honorable man and believed it to be a horrible, evil to all of the African Americans. He never changed his mind on that …show more content…
He had written it up but not had it looked at by anyone for a while because he was waiting for the right time. The emancipation proclamation was a document that allowed slaves their freedom, but only if they would pledge the side of the union and help fight for the union. After many wins and losses Lincoln finally released the proclamation, which was the turning point of the war. He waited no longer and it was finally signed. The outcome was outstanding. Adding the slaves to the army for the union helped them immensely. Lincoln’s prime outcome for the war was to win. He needed the confederacy to join back and become a nation