How Did Abraham Lincoln's Rise To Power

One of the most powerful historical figures in American history, President Abraham Lincoln, initially became a member of Congress through the Whig party (a political party created in order to oppose Andrew Jackson as well as the Democratic party and to support protective tariffs). Moreover, an honorable President to this date, he became a part of the U.S. House of Representatives.
As Lincoln positively promoted the many progressive causes, including a national banking system and frontier settlement. Even after he became president, he still supported those causes. Another admirable thing he did was openly oppose slavery. A bill to end slavery in the District of Colombia was presented, but was not passed initially. However, during Lincoln’s …show more content…
Lincoln wanted to keep the power of states in check, so he supported a new military policy campaign. This is the main cause of the birth of the Union. These new military policies brought a lot of drastic changes. Some state governors were told they were acting beyond their jurisdiction. Some military officials were arrested and put in jail for the suspicion of being international traitors. The overall power of the Confederate states was ultimately weakened because of the policies that Lincoln enforced, like the Homestead, Land Grant and Pacific Railroad Acts. Also, with the very first initiation of income tax and the very first issue of American currency, Lincoln set down a great foundation for the federal government through his role and actions as president of the United States. Many things from his influence still have an affect on the federal government …show more content…
But unfortunately, the Emancipation Proclamation only applied to the slaves specifically in the Confederacy. So ultimately, the Emancipation Proclamation was not very effective in banning slavery being that it barely applied to a small part of the country. Indirectly, it turned out the more slaves were freed through the war, instead of being freed through the Emancipation Proclamation. When Lincoln ran for re-election in 1864, he did so on the platform of total abolition amendment. Unfortunately, it did not come to fruition at that particular time. The amendment did not reach legislation until after Lincoln’s death and his successor, President Johnson, approved the amendment as a federal law. At the end of the day, Lincoln’s influence on emancipation was more indirect, and took affect in years after his term. But his influence is undeniable as very significant and progressive for the time, despite other politicians who criticized his