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Abraham Lincoln:The 16th President of
the United StatesBy:
Jared Pollock
Objective By the end of the presentation, the student
should be able to do the following: 1. Compare Abraham Lincoln to one of the
other candidates in the election. 2. Rank three of his decisions from best to
worst. 3. Explain why you ranked the decisions the
way you did.
Abraham Lincoln Party: Republican. Home State: Illinois. Running Mate: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65). Born: February 12, 1809 in a one room log cabin. Parents: Thomas Lincoln & Nancy Hanks Lincoln,
both were uneducated farmers Other Jobs: lawyer ,military service and a
Representative of Illinois.
John C. Breckinridge Party: Southern Democrat Home State: Kentucky. Running Mate: Joseph Lane. Born: January 16, 1821. Parents: Joseph Cabell Breckinridge & Mary Clay
Smith Breckinridge. Other Jobs: lawyer, military service, State
Representative, Senator. Education: Centre College, College of New Jersey
(Now Princeton University) and Transylvania University.
John Bell Party: Constitutional Union. Home State: Tennessee. Running Mate: Edward Everett. Born: February 15, 1797. Parents: Samuel Bell & Margaret Bell. Other Jobs: Representative & Senator of
Tennessee. Education: Cumberland College
Objective #2 & 3 Rank three decisions of Lincoln and explain
why you ranked the way you did.
Stephen A. Douglas Party: Northern Democrat. Home State: Illinois. Running Mate: Herschel Johnson. Born: April 23, 1813. Parents: Stephen Arnold Douglas & Sarah Fisk
Douglas. Other Jobs: Representative & Senator of
Illinois.
Ending Slavery, A Goal of the War Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist, but he
felt that it was unconstitutional to end slavery. But, he declared ending slavery would
become a goal of the war. He felt it was a tactic to undermine the
Confederates strength. This decision inspired many African-
Americans to fight for the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation on August, 1862. The Proclamation stated that all slaves were to be
freed, including in the south. However, the south did not consider themselves a
part of the U.S, so none of the southern slaves were freed.
The Proclamation also allowed African-Americans to fight for the Union.
Reconstruction In December 1863 Lincoln proposed the Ten-
Percent Plan. It allowed southern states to make their own laws
only if 10% of southerners from each state swore an oath of loyalty to the U.S
Republicans feared that the plan would allow slavery.
Republicans pushed the Wade-Davis Bill, which was not as lenient to the south.
Reconstruction cont.
The Wade-Davis Bill would require the majority of citizens in each southern state to declare loyalty to the U.S, just like the Ten-Percent Plan
Former Confederate soldiers no longer allowed to vote, or hold office in the government.
The bill was vetoed by Lincoln.
Criteria/My Answer Ethics Preserving The Union. Effectiveness Help win the war Reaction
1. Ending slavery becoming a goal of the war, it was ethical, effective, helped win the war, and had a positive reaction.
2. Reconstruction, it was ethical, helped preserve the union, and had a positive reaction.
3. Emancipation Proclamation, although the ethics were great, it was not effective.
