One of America’s most famous presidents, Abraham LIncoln, has impacted the USA in numerous great ways. Although he wasn’t always United States’ president. He went down a long road to becoming it. The work he did, giving powerful speeches, and choosing to do things that have altered America which made it how it is today. Abraham Lincoln was not only a stupendous president but a wonderful person in America’s history.…
Many historians believe that Lincoln was one of our few truly great presidents for a number of reasons, even though not everything he did was perfect. Lincoln deserves his ranking as a great president because he was able to preserve the government of the United States and then restore unity to all of the states under one government. Lincoln's greatest contribution to the country was his ability to save the country from splitting into two separate countries. In his letter to Horace Greeley, Lincoln explains that he doesn't care if slavery is abolished or not, but only cares about keeping the country united. This shows how to determine Lincoln was to save the country and would do anything in his power to accomplish this (Document 1).…
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He impacted the world greatly, in more than one way. He composed many great speeches such as, the Gettysburg address, and the “House Divided Speech”. Also he is accredited with a big part of freeing the slaves. He was also the first Republican President.…
Franklin D. Roosevelt Page Break We have had many great presidents during America’s time and one of those great presidents would be Franklin D. Roosevelt. He got America through the Great Depression and World War 2 and was one of the most influential presidents during our History. He was a democratic president who won by a land slide against republican Herbert Hoover and Socialist Norman Thomas. After the election Roosevelt was very busy with the war in Europe and the depression that was going on at home.…
America has had so many different presidents all of which have had many impacts on the united states. Some stick out more than the rest and have a bigger impact and are remeber more than others. Abraham Lincoln I believe had the biggest impact on the united states. He was the 16th president and though he wasnt president for the hole term that he could be because of his assassination he still opened peoples eyes about slavery. He was a inspirational person to the majority…
When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1861, in Washington, he confronted the greatest crisis in American history with a nation torn in two (Foner 2). Remarkably, Lincoln was able to end the civil war with a Union victory, abolish slavery, and sign the Emancipation Proclamation. “He was the last victim of the violence necessary to secure the bond between the states. That makes him all the more heroic” (1). Furthermore, Lincoln signed the first Homestead acts which gave the poor opportunities to own land, established the US Department of Agriculture, and established the US National Banking System which is still used today (Wallenfeldt 1).…
A Hero The greatest basketball player ever to step foot on a court- Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was a basketball player who played in the 1980’s for the great Chicago Bulls. Michael was a great person on and off the basketball court. Michael shredded many records, which some still today have not been broken today. Jordan put in many hours in work in the gym day after day to get where he got.…
Our Nation’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is very well known for leading our developing nation through the civil war and abolishing slavery. That is not the whole story of Lincoln, not many know any of the other accomplishments. He shows time and time again his ability to persevere. The first real sign of his perseverance is from his childhood. During his childhood he did not go to school.…
Abraham Lincoln, what a great man. He had leadership skills, commitment, morals and real values. Serving a thoughtful five years, stopped not by end of a term but death. The man who contributed one of Americas greatest acts by ending slavery(paragraph 5). He spoke up and acted when none to little did.…
Abraham Lincoln is perhaps this nation’s most successful and most beloved president, according to a poll taken in 1997, in which he was rated first out of every other U.S. President up to that point. “Seven hundred nineteen professors, elected officials, historians, attorneys, authors, etc. participated in the poll and rated the presidents. The categories in which the various presidents were rated included leadership qualities, accomplishments and crisis management, political skill, appointments, and character and integrity” (Norton). The reason President Lincoln was so loved during his presidency is how he handled the secession of the Confederate States from the Union during the Civil War and how, by means of strategy and law, he used slavery…
There have been a number of great and influential presidents that have run the United States of America. In my opinion, the most important President from the time period of George Washington (1789-1798) through Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) was George Washington himself. As the first President of the country, George Washington was the pioneer for all the presidents who followed him. His resume also set a standard for those who succeeded him; he had military experience before becoming president, serving as an army general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Washington used these strong leadership qualities to form the United States Constitution and set the tone of democracy and morality that the United States would continue to follow long after his term of presidency ended.…
Although Abraham Lincoln had a rough childhood, he became one of America’s greatest presidents, through his leadership and dedication to obtaining freedom for all. During Lincoln’s life, he learned he had to work hard in order to be successful. Lincoln was born in a small cabin in the middle of the Kentucky wilderness. He was born on February 12th, 1809 to his parents Mary Todd and Thomas Lincoln.…
Abraham Lincoln once said, “ I may walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.” This man, the greatest president of the United States, and one of the greatest American influences, was always pushing himself and this country forward. Although President Lincoln helped the country in innumerable ways, his name is still controversial concerning the impression he left on America. Abraham Lincoln was commonly known as the “Savior of the Union.” He has secured the reputation beside one of the most tremendous documents in American history, the Emancipation Proclamation.…
Abraham Lincoln, from the backwoods of Hodgenville Bluegrass State, rose to become one among the best presidents of the us. throughout his conceive to keep the Union within the warfare, he gained a lot of power and authority than any president before him. He was a superb politician, and was perpetually looked upon for leadership as a result of he place reason and thoughtful choices behind his word. Abraham Lincoln was born on day, 1809. He was planned during a cabin designed by his father, Thomas Lincoln.…
Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography is a great educational book of the life of our sixteenth president. It begins with his life as a young boy, soon developing into his life as a grown man. He was brought up as a pioneer kid who was normally anticipated that would deal with the ranch, however, then again, he rather detested it and attempted his best to read books at whatever point conceivable to teach himself, and soon developed into an extraordinary government official. He adhered to his ethics, and with his bravery helped end slavery In the book Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian and professor William Gienapp gives an amazing history of one the most loved President in United States history.…