How did Abraham Lincoln change America?

Answer 1

After Abraham Lincoln became president. He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, stating that "if you are a slave, you should be free". Stating that in the Proclamation, he was really trying to get people to join the union. He told the people in the south that if they were to join they can keep their slaves. If not their slaves will be freed. As you probably know that when Lincoln was running for president he was running because he was trying to end slavery. After being elected he had owned a few slaves himself.

Answer 2

Abraham Lincoln changed history by freeing all of the slaves in the south states,by making the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 3

One of the biggest things was the Emancipation Proclamation & the 13th amendment to the Constitution, that was freeing the slaves.

Answer 4

waged war to prevent secession of the southern states - thereby also freeing the slaves in the south.

Answer 5

by changing peoples way of thinking of slavery

Answer 6

Abraham Lincoln changed America by signing the emancipation proclamation and freeing the slaves. This is his most well-known achievement.

Answer 7

abraham was a great man who did not see alot of things growing up. he was a poor child, hes mother died from a milk sickness when abraham was nine years old.