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Abraham Lincoln is considered one of your greatest presidents Explain what Lincoln did as president to earn this reputation?
Goals: To preserve the union and reunite the north and south.
Leadership: Lincoln gave strong leadership during the civil war vs Jefferson Davis(confederate president), he led the republican party when most thought they would just be able to boss him around, and he continued to try and appease the south while still winning the war. He knew after the war the union would have to be rebuilt and that was his main focus.
Slavery: At first Lincoln opposed slavery but did not care about freeing the slaves unless he thought it would benefit the union. A little know fact is that Lincoln actually believed that blacks and whites could not live together and tried to find ways of sending them places to colonize elsewhere, much like the Liberia of the American colonization society. He eventually changed his opinion(because of blacks efforts in the war) and changed his party platform to the freeing of the slaves.
Vision: Lincoln believed in internal improvement programs (ex: building railroads) but during his time(due to the war) did not advocate for expansion. He wanted a united country in which all parts of the country were satisfied.
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Why was abrahams face in a 5 dollar bill?
Abraham LINCOLN, not just "Abraham", and he's ON the bill, not "in" it because he is considered to be one of America's greatest presidents for having led the country during the Civil War and preserving the Union.
Which us president was married the greatest number of times?
Presidents John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson all remarried after the death of a first wife. Ronald Reagan remarried after divorcing his first wife.
Why are Lincoln Roosevelt Jefferson and Washington on US coins and not other presidents?
It was a matter of timing and politics. Lincoln was the first president to appear on a circulating US coin. His image was chosen because the cent was due for a redesign during the first part of the 20th century which coincided with plans for his Centennial celebration. Washington was the next of the most-famous presidents whose Centennial was celebrated in 1932. The familiar quarter was supposed to be a one-year commemorative coin but proved to be so popular that Congress made an exception to allow the design to continue. When the nickel came up for redesign in 1938 it was felt that Jefferson should be similarly honored because he too is considered to be among the greatest presidents. Roosevelt and Kennedy were put on coins in response to popular sentiment following their deaths while in office. Eisenhower was picked not only for his role as Supreme Allied Commander during WWII but because he was the most-honored Republican president after Lincoln and both FDR and JFK were Democrats. Unfortunately each coin has now developed a constituency among its President's supporters and home-state Congressional delegations. That political gridlock has effectively frozen the chances of replacing any of the Presidents currently depicted, despite other worthy candidates such as Theodore Roosevelt or non-presidents like Thomas Edison or Martin Luther King.
What was Abraham Lincoln's victory?
Lincoln greatest victory was his election as President followed by his re-election.
Why was Abraham Lincoln on the US cent and 5 dollar bill?
He is widely considered to be one of the greatest American presidents. He led the country through the Civil War, freed the slaves, and preserved the Union. His picture was put on the cent in 1909 in honor of the centennial of his birth. It was was placed on the bill in 1914, in conjunction with the construction of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
