Summary: The Man At Gettysburg

The Man At Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln was one of the most revolutionary man in the United States because he risked his life to serve in the black hawk war which helped the fight for native american tribes and after he did he decided to quit his military career and tried to advance more in his law career which made him a stronger candidate to run for president which wasn't easy because abraham lincoln lost his first five elections which made him better and by doing that gained him the strength and intelligence to win the election and become the president. Abraham Lincoln becoming president during the civil war was meant to be because the people did not want to fight in the war any more because so many people were dying and they felt like they didn't deserve to be fighting in a war because the union was losing too many people and president Lincoln motivated the people by proposing the Gettysburg Address which gave African Americans a lot of hope because he stated that “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” (Lincoln) and after that more African Americans decided to join the war because they wanted to have the choice to be freed from being slaves but Abraham Lincoln thought …show more content…
We believe -- nay, we know, that that is the only thing that has ever threatened the perpetuity of the Union itself.”( Lincoln), and after this he changed