During the four years of the American Civil War, the president steered the North to victory and authored the Emancipation Proclamation, which dealt a severe blow to the institution of slavery in the U.S. Lincoln was a thoughtful and soft-spoken man who used words sparingly but to great effect. His brilliance was captured in the Gettysburg Address, in which he movingly related the ongoing Civil War to the founding principles of America, all in less than two minutes.
Lincoln claimed in the Gettysburg Address that the American Civil War was testing whether the Nation could endure. It was through dedication and sacrifice that the country was able to continue to grow and become more free.
The American Civil War started after seven states seceded from the United States because of slavery. President Lincoln also had to put the betterment of the nation ahead of the ability of states to secede
He freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation, if you do not know what that is type the question: What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Short answer: No, can't declare war on yourself. Long answer: The whole purpose of the Civil War was for a new nation to be created, the Confederate States of America. If Lincoln had declared war on the CSA, then he would be recognizing that new nation...in effect the CSA just got what they wanted...a new nation (because President Lincoln just declared war on the Confederate States of America...therefore THEY EXIST AFTERALL!)
Abraham Lincoln was able to lead the Civil war successfully by being able to; control the revolutionary forces unleashed by the Southern secession, maintain the democratic principles of the nation, and achieve a military victory.
That nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. That's all I know............ I hope it help you guys
Wether the nation conceived in liberty could long endure.
Lincoln said that the war tested "whether a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal can long endure."
lincoln said war was necessary because the north was good to the black but the south had slavery against the black.
Lincoln claimed in the Gettysburg Address that the American Civil War was testing whether the Nation could endure. It was through dedication and sacrifice that the country was able to continue to grow and become more free.
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The American Civil War started after seven states seceded from the United States because of slavery. President Lincoln also had to put the betterment of the nation ahead of the ability of states to secede
In his Gettysburg Address, Lincoln articulates that the main purpose of the Civil War is to uphold the principles of equality and liberty as defined in the Declaration of Independence. He emphasizes that the sacrifices made at Gettysburg were not in vain, as they served to reaffirm the nation's commitment to these ideals. Lincoln envisions a "new birth of freedom" that would ensure government by the people, for the people, would endure. This underscores the war's role in redefining the nation and ensuring that democracy prevails.
President of the USA Abraham Lincoln
When the Civil War broke out.
The nation as a whole was better off than in separate parts.
Lincoln's Vice-President, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee.