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    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…

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    Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the Unites States he was one of the greatest heroes due to both impact of his unique appeal. On January 1, 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery. In the year 1865, April 14 John Wilkes booth, a famous actor and confederate, fatally shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s theater. The attack came just days after General Lee surrendered his massive army Appomattox, Virginia, ending the American civil war. His death has been marked as a…

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    Abraham Lincoln decided to run for president in 1860. With the help of many political figures, Lincoln beat out the other Republican candidates, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates, to become the Republican nominee for the presidential election on May 18, 1860. Lincoln then had to face three other opponents in the general election, who were John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Lincoln’s rival, Stephen Douglas. At the end of the election, Lincoln received only forty percent of…

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    Abraham Lincoln “All men and women should have equal opportunity to improve their lot” (Lincoln, 1999). Abraham Lincoln used intellectual stimulation because he had a different perspective of the Nation. He was a visionary and ethical leader who focused on his vision and changed America. He was not afraid to take risk despite his difficulties that he faced from slave owners. He used rational thinking and developed a way to renew his vision to the people. Abraham Lincoln was an extraordinary…

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    is a very popular site and has many fascinating facts behind it, The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the most impressive exhibit to me. Not only Ford’s Theatre was known for their Shakespearean plays and the death of…

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    This was a very interesting novel that for me was a book I couldn 't put down. The plot of this work is centered around the hidden diary of Abraham Lincoln, which was given to the author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith by the vampire Henry Sturges. The journals go into depth about the details of Abraham Lincoln’s life from boyhood to his death. The journals begin by talking about Lincoln’s upbringing in Little Pigeon Creek. In his youth Lincoln was very attached to his…

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    “The Union armies had captured larges sections of the South, and some states were ready to have their governments rebuilt”. The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was used to reconstruct and reunify the United States (“Lincoln”). Abraham Lincoln had a plan to begin rebuilding the United States. He did this in 1863, with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. The reason Lincoln created the proclamation was to determine how the Southern states would be restored under the…

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    Abraham Lincoln: One of the Greatest Presidents Abraham Lincoln was a popular American hero and helped many people during his lifetime. Abraham Lincoln did many amazing things in his life and most people have remembered him for it. Abraham Lincoln had a really harsh childhood, but that didn’t stop him. He was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, KY. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Later, they had to move to Perry County, Indiana because of a land dispute. They had…

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    people believe President Abraham Lincoln to be a very noble man.He helped stop slavery with his beliefs.The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was very tragic, but not everyone in the North was mournful. On the evening of April 14, 1865, at 10:15, John Wilkes Booth was an open Confederate Advocate during the war. A supporter of slavery, Booth believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to defeat his beloved South.So he made a plan to kidnap Abraham Lincoln which ended…

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    Taking into consideration all that I have learned; I believe Alexander Garner was the photographer of this photography of Abraham Lincoln. The Chapter 7 lecture supports that Alexander Garner avidly photographed scenes from the Civil War, scenery in the North and Lincoln and his troops. The Chapter 7 lecture text also supports that Matthew Brady photographer Abraham Lincoln and his son. This led me consider the facts and conclude whether Matthew Brady or Alexander Garner was the photographer of…

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