Abraham Lincoln, “The Great Emancipator”
When you ask someone who Abraham Lincoln was they right away can help you with an answer. They most often tell you he was the sixteenth president or the more importantly answer, “He was the president who help free the slaves.” Those both are correct but the reason why were here talking about this great man is because of all the things he did that led to his accolade “The Great Emancipator”. Abraham Lincoln was a president who did many things during his time in officer. Things such as help the civil war, carry out important documents and most importantly free’d the slaves. The question being ask here is “Does Abraham Lincoln deserve the accolade “The Great Emancipator?”. I can now see why this topic has …show more content…
On September 22 of 1862, was when the Preliminary Emancipation was induced. It was not in effect till January 1,1863. Lincoln then went on to say “-all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then in, thenceforward, and forever, free;”. Lincoln shows uttermost sense for the abolition of slavery. With the freeing of slaves you can see the happiness of people in the north; North being the primarily free part of the county while the south was against this push for emancipation. With emancipation on the way you can see where things would take a toll for. A huge rise of racism would be one of the factors. Just because slaves were free did not mean they were treated with respect. Racist attitudes rose as well as ways to keep African-American people as slaves. Slavery was legal in most states especially in the south, which was the region the posed the biggest threat. Without slave workers who would run their production. The slave owners livelihood depended on people of color. The trouble it brought also brought good, it evidently helped these people figured out innovative ways to speed up …show more content…
President Lincoln was the man who came up with the concept and added it to the Declaration of Independence. The bill in which would prohibit slavery throughout the Country did not pass in the first attempt (April 8, 1864). The senate passed it but the House were the one’s who failed it. That did not stop the ambition and determination of President Lincoln; He once again attempted to pursuade the House to reconsider it and passed by majority vote. On January 31, 1865 all slaves would soon be free because of “The Great Emancipator”
When you ask someone who Abraham Lincoln was they right away can help you with an answer. They most often tell you he was the sixteenth president or the more importantly answer, “He was the president who help free the slaves.” Those both are correct but the reason why were here talking about this great man is because of all the things he did that led to his accolade “The Great Emancipator”. Abraham Lincoln was a president who did many things during his time in officer. Things such as help the civil war, carry out important documents and most importantly free’d the slaves. The question being ask here is “Does Abraham Lincoln deserve the accolade “The Great Emancipator?”. I can now see why this topic has …show more content…
On September 22 of 1862, was when the Preliminary Emancipation was induced. It was not in effect till January 1,1863. Lincoln then went on to say “-all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then in, thenceforward, and forever, free;”. Lincoln shows uttermost sense for the abolition of slavery. With the freeing of slaves you can see the happiness of people in the north; North being the primarily free part of the county while the south was against this push for emancipation. With emancipation on the way you can see where things would take a toll for. A huge rise of racism would be one of the factors. Just because slaves were free did not mean they were treated with respect. Racist attitudes rose as well as ways to keep African-American people as slaves. Slavery was legal in most states especially in the south, which was the region the posed the biggest threat. Without slave workers who would run their production. The slave owners livelihood depended on people of color. The trouble it brought also brought good, it evidently helped these people figured out innovative ways to speed up …show more content…
President Lincoln was the man who came up with the concept and added it to the Declaration of Independence. The bill in which would prohibit slavery throughout the Country did not pass in the first attempt (April 8, 1864). The senate passed it but the House were the one’s who failed it. That did not stop the ambition and determination of President Lincoln; He once again attempted to pursuade the House to reconsider it and passed by majority vote. On January 31, 1865 all slaves would soon be free because of “The Great Emancipator”