Abraham Lincoln: The President During The Civil War

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States

Lincoln led the United States through the inner crises, the American Civil War. This man was able to preserve the Union and abolish the terrible, immoral act of slavery. Because of the Union victory, Lincoln was able to strengthen the federal government. The victory proved that the federal government had supremacy over state government. Ultimately, this authorized its power to control the states. This would help prevent any more attempts of succession. Through all this, he was able to modernize the economy in order to point the country in the right direction. 

The American Civil War: A Defining War In Our Nation's History

The Civil War is the central event in America's historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government; and whether this nation, born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world.

More Information on the Civil War

The world places such a heavy emphasis on the Civil War because it was a monumental moment in history. Instead of battling a country over seas, the super power country of America contained conflict within its own borders. This "war between the states" ended with a Union victory and abolition of slavery. Ultimately, this outcome largely shaped our country's history and will continue to be studied for centuries to come

Painting of a Union Soldier and Confederate Soldier standing toe-to-toe

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