I. The first way that President Abraham Lincoln is a significant person is because he helped to end slavery in the United States
A. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
1. After calling on the seceded states to return to the Union or have their slaves declared free, Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation on January 1, 1863.
a. Even though the edict had no power in the Confederacy, it did provide moral inspiration for the North and discouraged European countries from supporting the South.
b. It also had the practical effect of permitting recruitment of African Americans for the Union army. In 2014, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia wrote an article titled “Emancipation Proclamation” that stated “by 1865 nearly 180,000
A. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
1. After calling on the seceded states to return to the Union or have their slaves declared free, Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation on January 1, 1863.
a. Even though the edict had no power in the Confederacy, it did provide moral inspiration for the North and discouraged European countries from supporting the South.
b. It also had the practical effect of permitting recruitment of African Americans for the Union army. In 2014, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia wrote an article titled “Emancipation Proclamation” that stated “by 1865 nearly 180,000