Abraham Lincoln demonstrated himself to be one of America’s greatest leaders, leading the country through the Civil War, the bloodiest war in U.S. history. The Civil War took place in 1861 through 1865 in the United States. The conflict was fought between two sides, the Confederate States of America (CSA), formed by the southern states, and the northern state comprised the Union, which was led by Lincoln. The main reason for war was the demand for the south to dictate their own terms of government with slavery being the main issue. Slavery was a very debatable idea at the time as the Union opposed it.The CSA entirely depended on it to keep their agricultural economy going. This war changed Lincoln drastically. The impact can be seen during
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They were wrong. This is proven when it says, “With defeat, Lincoln prepared for a long war” (“Civil War”). Lincoln must change in order to be a successful president. Without the Civil War being longer, many events in Lincoln would have not happened. In the book when Lincoln was asked about the war he said, “I do not recognize any dissolution” (Vidal 99). This means that Lincoln shows he is beginning to grow as a person and as a President. He will stand up for his position and the Union. Since the war was going to be much longer, Lincoln had to adapt to this reality to survive to be successful. This also showed when he signed the Emancipation …show more content…
This is shown when he says, “I never in my life felt more certain of what I am doing right now” (“Emancipation Proclamation”). This quote shows how Lincoln is now fully supporting the slaves and how he has completely changed over the war. The Proclamation is a significant event in the book and it really shows how Lincoln develops. He changes in the book when the author says, “Even the president is starting to talk like an abolitionist” (Vidal 335). This shows how he changes his opinion of slavery because he realizes how it will have a positive outcome. In the beginning he did not want to do anything about slavery, but now he sees it as evil and a great opportunity to do well and use the freed slaves to his
They were wrong. This is proven when it says, “With defeat, Lincoln prepared for a long war” (“Civil War”). Lincoln must change in order to be a successful president. Without the Civil War being longer, many events in Lincoln would have not happened. In the book when Lincoln was asked about the war he said, “I do not recognize any dissolution” (Vidal 99). This means that Lincoln shows he is beginning to grow as a person and as a President. He will stand up for his position and the Union. Since the war was going to be much longer, Lincoln had to adapt to this reality to survive to be successful. This also showed when he signed the Emancipation …show more content…
This is shown when he says, “I never in my life felt more certain of what I am doing right now” (“Emancipation Proclamation”). This quote shows how Lincoln is now fully supporting the slaves and how he has completely changed over the war. The Proclamation is a significant event in the book and it really shows how Lincoln develops. He changes in the book when the author says, “Even the president is starting to talk like an abolitionist” (Vidal 335). This shows how he changes his opinion of slavery because he realizes how it will have a positive outcome. In the beginning he did not want to do anything about slavery, but now he sees it as evil and a great opportunity to do well and use the freed slaves to his