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Abraham Lincoln:
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- During this time period the Civil War was in full swing between the Union and Confederate states.
- The country was divided on the topic of the expansion of slavery.
- Lincoln had originally began his presidency saying that the war was being fought to keep the union together but then he changed the objective so that slaves could be considered free.
- Abraham Lincoln was elected president under the notion that a country cannot endure division.
- The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 by Gen Pierre Beauregard at Fort Sumter.
- At the time the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered, the Confederacy was winning the war.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was issued January 1, 1863.
- Past:
- "All men are created equal".
-Constitution of the United States of America
- Abolished Slavery!
- Present:
- Helped push the country into the Civil Rights movement.
- Past:
- Racism
- Only freed Confederate slaves
- The nation was prepared to care for the newly freed slaves
- Present
- He didn't have the authority to make this decision
Impact
Short term:
- Reunited the country
- Freedom of slaves in the Confederate States
- Allowed any freed slave to join the Union Army
- Made the complete abolition of slavery a Union goal
- Caused foreign nations to favor the Union
- Relieved Union Army soldiers of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Long Term:
Discussion
The Decision
- Pushed the Civil Rights movement
- Eventually pushed for the integration of the army
Pros
Cons
- Do you think Lincoln had the power to make this decision?
- Do you think it was an effective maneuver?
- Were any other options available to save the Union?
Abraham Lincoln:
Emancipation Proclamation
History
Power (Part 2)
Presidential Power
Executive Order-
This power was being expanded upon because he made a bold move that impacted the nation s a whole in a time of war. Lincoln used this power to make a very large decision without the consent of Congress.
Power of Persuasion-
War Measure
The Moral War
Power (Part 1)
Constitutional Basis
- Lincoln made it clear that he was going to do anything he could so save the Union.
- The decision to keep slaves was based on the condition of the Union.
- Very few people saw slavery as a moral evil, but more of a political one.
- People thought that it gave the South an unfair economic advantage. There was also the question of having slavery expanded to the Western states.
- There was always the threat that slavery would "split America in half"
- Ben Franklin called it an "atrocious debasement of human nature".
However, there was more concern over creating an enduring Constitution and Union rather than abolishing slavery
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