1. Lincoln gets to be appointed as a dictator by insisting on the fight for abolition, while postponing the end of the war, which implies a greater number of civilian deaths.
2. Lincoln had the support of Congress to approve the amendment abolitionist war (his biggest argument for ending slavery) was about to end and most of the North American population did not want the end of slavery. Instead of feeling paralyzed by the difficulties, the former president spent his energy finding solutions to each of these issues.
3. Lincoln is considered a visionary leader and committed.
4. 16th President of the United States
4.1. Important Dates
4.1.1. In 1860,Democratic Party Split. Abraham Lincoln won Presidential Election. In 1864, won reelection.
4.1.2. In 1861, Seven states secede to create Confederacy. Civil War Begins
4.1.2.1. On September 22, 1862 published the proclamation granting freedom to slaves of the Confederate States.
4.1.3. In Jan. 1, 1863, Issued Emancipation Proclamation
4.1.3.1. As the nation neared the third year of the bloody Civil War, President Lincoln issued the historic Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
4.1.3.2. The eyes of other nations, the release gave a new meaning to war and paved the way for the abolition of slavery throughout the country in 1865