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During the Civil War Abraham Lincoln used what power without first getting congressional approval?
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Spending money on military matters.
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What was McClellans problem in getting results for the union army?
His excessive caution, coupled with faulty military intelligence that vastly exaggerated enemy numbers. His despatches to Lincoln reveal that he was a talker, not a doer.
When was the blockade made to stop the south from getting cotton in the Civil War?
It was the first strategic move made by Lincoln on the outbreak of war. But it wasn't to stop the South from getting cotton. It was to stop the South exporting cotton and importing the foreign goods they needed, having no manufacturing capacity of their own.
Lincoln once accused McClellan of having 'the slows'. What does this mean?
McClellan was super organized. He whipped the confused, disorganized, Army of the Potomac, into a fighting force. Still, he was extremely slow in getting his army moving. When he should have used forced marches, his army moved at a snail's pace. Lincoln wanted McClellan to get a move on.Lincoln was making a cutting remark about McClellan's slow movement to attack the Confederates. Lincoln's phrase was almost like saying McClellan had a disease or something as if it was an excuse. It is almost like saying "He has a cold" or "He has the flu".
Why was burnside able to convince the Lincoln administration that he could be successful in getting to Richmond and forcing a battle with lee?
His plan for the Battle of Fredericksburg was perfectly sound. But he needed pontoons to cross the river, and these had gone astray somewhere. By the time they were delivered, Lee had had time to man the high ground, but Burnside failed to revise his plan.
What was the north main war goal during the civil war?
North didnt want it, just stay one nation. south broke away in feer that Lincoln would ban slavery. also cuz the way the gov wuz ranWrong. The south didn't want anything persay. The civil war is often catagorized as being a war over slavery, and this is false. The north was fighting to keep the union in tact. Abraham Lincoln stated that "If (he) could save the Union without freeing any slaves I(he) would do it, and if (he) could save the Union by freeing all slaves, (he) would do it....What (he did) about slavery, and the coloured race, (he did) because (he believed) it helps to save the Union."The south was fighting the was as a constitutional issue. They felt that the abolition of slavery and the compromises of 1850 and the Missourri Compromise impeded on their 10th amendment right to decide for themselves.
What would be some advantages and sisadvantages to getting congressional approval?
The advantage of getting congressional approval is that you will have political goodwill, the disadvantage is it might take long to get the approval.
What were 2 major events in Abraham Lincoln's life?
gettysburg address, and getting shot
Why were southerners outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
Where did Abraham Lincoln get the scar over his right eye?
he got the scar by getting a beat down by big show.
What was Abraham Lincoln's political affilliation?
Lincoln was a Republican when he ran for President. The party changed its name in 1864 in hopes of getting more votes. When he was elected to Congress, he was a Whig.
Is there video footage of abraham lincoln getting assassinated?
No he was killed in 1865 the first movie was not even made until 1891
Did Abraham Lincoln die getting hammered in the butt?
No, he was shot in the head by booth. Go back to 4 grade history.
What was the least most important thing that Abraham Lincoln accomplished during his presidency?
That's an oxymoron. I guess it would be getting shot.
What is Abraham Lincoln's favorite part of being a president?
getting to eat pizza every day he wanted too. And hi Halle!
Why were southerns outraged about the outcome of the elections of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
Why were Southerner's outraged about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
Why were southerners outrage about the outcome of the election of 1860?
Because President Abraham Lincoln had won without getting a single vote from the southern states.
