Civil War Dbq

During his time as President, Abraham Lincoln ambitiously attempted to assist the American people in realizing their own commonalities as one Nation and consequently trying to change within themselves. He hope this would cause the Nation to shift their outlook collectively. This was done by emphasizing their inner humanity, acknowledging their similarities to help them make a change in the country, and helping them to realize the major issues that were tearing the people apart. In a time of turmoil between the southern and northern parts of the country, Abraham Lincoln emphasized the inherit humanity of the American people to try and create a sense of unity.

He made it very clear that secession was illegal and was a rejection of democracy. He much rather preferred the South to be reentered into the Union and reassured the Southerners that the slavery institution was safe. In the beginning, he wanted to take conservative steps and opted to send supplies to Fort Sumter and Fort Pickens. Unfortunately, this caused panic for the Southerners and they attacked. Lincoln was not too focused on the war, but after Bull Run he devised a stronger plan to win the war.

At the outset of the Civlil War, Lincoln originally wanted to limit the amount of bloodshed and destruction as much as humanly possible. The goal was not to destroy the south, or to engage in any prolonged warfare costing valuable lives and resources for the Union. “Erring secessionist staes were to be taken back into the Union, and Southern society was to be reshaped (80).” McGovern further adds that “The authoirty of the national government was to be reestablished by respecting, not abusing, the constitutional rights of the rebels (80).”

The presidential election of 1860 culminated more than a decade of increasing sectional conflict between the North and South, and, simultaneously, precipitated a new crisis that ultimately severed the Union. The election of the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, on November 6, 1860, began a chain of events that included the secession of seven deep South states the establishment of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama, and the assumption of authority over federal property, such as custom houses and forts. The Confederacy's attempt to extend its sovereignty over forts that remained in Union hands, notably Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor and Fort Pickens at Pensacola, Florida, placed the rival governments on a

He says, “If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them.” This persuaded the border states to stay with the North because the only issue they had was keeping slavery. In addition, when to publish the Emancipation Proclamation was an issue, but Lincoln was told not to do so. He waited to publish the Emancipation Proclamation after a victory because if he issued it after a loss, he would have seemed

In this essay, I seek to analyze how equality changed and continued throughout the Civil War era. I argue that the social, political, and intellectual categories support the notion of equality changing and continuing throughout the Civil War era, more specifically, reform, leadership, and ideas, respectively. To illustrate, the social reform of enslavement to freedom, political leadership of leaders creating freedom for slaves, intellectual ideas of freedom for oppressed groups. I will prove my thesis by interpreting and evaluating my sources.

Lincoln realized the change for why the war was being fought close to the time when he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. When the Civil War started, Lincoln understood it as trying to the keep the United States as one nation, or as Neels said, “ Lincoln’s goal was to preserve the Union, even if the slaves were free or not” (Neels, The Civil War, lecture). The South states were trying seceded from the North because of the way the economy was changing. “The North was becoming more industrialized, where the South still wanted to keep the old fashion style from when the nation was first started” (Neels, The Civil War, lecture). However, the tides turned during “the war from understanding that the nation needed to preserve the Union to the struggle

1. When President Lincoln was elected there were only two significant forts in the South that flew the Union flag. Explain in paragraph form Lincoln’s middle-of-the road solution to bring needed supplies to Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. When President Lincoln was elected, only two significant forts in the South still flew the Union flag. Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston (South Carolina), needed supples in order to support its men.

Therefore, due to Lincoln’s misleading speech, it caused seven southern states to withdraw from the Union and to form the Confederate States of America. However, the other reason why the South withdrew from the North was because of the high tariffs; being a former member of the Whig, Lincoln was a strong advocate of high protective tariffs, which the South did not want to pay. In order to appeal the south to rejoin the union, Lincoln said, “Shall it be peace, or the sword.” In other words, this quote gives an impression that if the South does not rejoin the North, then a Civil War will break out, which it, eventually, did. Lincoln even indicated that the government would continue to collect duties and imposts from the South.

Although Lincoln was elected by the Republican Party, Lincoln wanted to maintain involvement in the union throughout his presidency. In spite of his opponent Stephen Douglas strong follow, he was negated support due to his betraying history and states separated. Leading up to the secession from the union, where the confederate states of America were established by slave state such as Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi. However, Lincoln’s incoming was refused by the people due to the legitimacy of secession. In March 4th, 1861, Lincoln was inaugurated, triggering the secession of the Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

After Lincoln saw and heard of all the bloodshed during the Battle of Gettysburg, his idea for uniting the Union back together was reinforced and changed his idea of talking about slavery, to trying to free all the slaves in the southern states. This affected the American People because Lincoln then went full force trying to make the seceded states submit, he had the American people make guns, clothes, and other essential stuff the win the war quicker. He also gave orders to free any slave they can find and to raze any of the seceded towns and cities. This forced the South into submitting to the Union. Even in the Gettysburg Lincoln says that the people who have died did not die in vain on both sides because he still wanted to force the South to come back but there was a small amount of respect Lincoln had for the seceded

The Civil War was now about to save the Union and end slavery. Then it did just that. Lincoln also thought that by saving the Union was just the start of not only equality for slaves, but equality for women, so everyone would be treated equal and be able to vote like

Lincoln says this and it is very true about what happened in our country at that time, but for some reason he never comes out and says that the Union started this war when they bombarded Fort Sumter in

Lincoln didn 't want to make slavery illegal where it already existed because he knew it would lead to heightened tensions. He did, however, want to declare slavery illegal in the western US territories to stop the growth of slavery. Lincoln thought slavery could eventually be abolished, but not until the early 1900s, as he wanted a slow and peaceful transition. The South seceded because they were afraid of what Lincoln would do as president, and even seceded before he took

The United States was at war with themselves and its people were in a battle between their ears. The citizens of the United States needed inspiration to trudge through the Civil War and ultimately needed to be encouraged to reunite as a whole. Inspiration most often comes from leaders and those who are looked up to- at this time, Abraham Lincoln was the biggest leader in the nation’s eyes.