Essays Tagged: "Abraham Lincoln"

Emancipation Proclamation

'EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION'The emancipation proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, declaring all 'slaves within any ...

(1 pages) 96 0 4.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Commentary of the battle at Gettysburg and the rebirth of America

was shed in this great battle at Gettysburg could never be forgotten. The blood being spoken of by Abraham Lincoln, was thought by many to have recycled into the earth, therefore making that ground s ...

(2 pages) 114 1 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. A review of the book "The Words That Remade America" by Garry Wills

nd how of all three. This remarkable document also informs a great deal concerning the man known as Abraham Lincoln, the writer and orator behind that world-changing speech. Readers are provided with ... lly, they may be regarded and determined.What then are these opinions? What is Garry Wills' view of Abraham Lincoln? It could be said that Wills' entertains a duality. His opinions exist on two levels ...

(3 pages) 117 0 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Development of Major Political Parties in America

began.The Republican Party started in 1854. This party was former Whigs who were opposedto slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican President, was elected in 1860. This party wasdominant until 1 ...

(1 pages) 122 2 2.1 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis and their work

In this report I compare two great historical figures: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abol ... ed slavery, and the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union, and Jefferson Davis struggled to lead the Confederac ... ns. Both Lincoln and Davis had strong feelings for the protection of their land (Arnold 55-57).Both Abraham and Jefferson Davis shared several differences and similarities. Lincoln was known to have a ...

(6 pages) 129 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Abraham Lincoln and His Battle With His Cabinet

Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many historians as the greatest president ever to stand at America's ... . Even so, Lincoln, against all odds, looms as the greatest of Presidents.4Works CitedAngle, Todd. 'Abraham Lincoln.' Collier's Encyclopedia. 1986.Simmons, Henry E. A Concise Encyclopedia of the Civil ...

(2 pages) 51 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

The True Greatness of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is known as one of the greatest presidents in the history of The United States, main ... coln with the cause that he needed. This is the true reason Lincoln freed the slaves.In conclusion, Abraham Lincoln was a great man not for his beliefs on slavery but for preserving The Union. Lincoln ... American Political Experience And The Men Who Made It New York: Vintage Books , 1948Neely, Mark The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia New York: McGraw Publishings, 1982

(4 pages) 107 1 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

The Life of George Washington

a, the United States has had many great leaders and George Washington is the greatest of all. While Abraham Lincoln may be remembered as the greatest president, and Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant a ...

(14 pages) 197 0 3.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was very important to the p ...

(2 pages) 61 1 5.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

All Men Created Equal - Stephen Douglas versus Abraham Lincoln

on the issue of slavery and the rights of the black man in its early stages as a growing republic. Abraham Lincoln was a brave pioneer who dared to rub his hand against the grain of slavery bringing ... an equally strong constituency - the slave owner's and their presidential candidate, Judge Douglas. Abraham's grounds for the abolition of slavery were based on the words that were scripted in the Dec ...

(4 pages) 80 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Abraham Lincoln the Man. What were his achievements?

Abraham Lincoln is considered by most people to be the greatest political figure in United States hi ... It was a time of slavery and inequalities among the white settlers and the African American people. Abraham Lincoln was not that interested in politics at the time but was more focused on getting rid ... in politics at the time but was more focused on getting rid of racism and most importantly slavery. Abraham Lincoln demonstrates to the people that as President of the United States he can make a big ...

(3 pages) 131 0 3.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

The Great Emancipator? The controversy of whether or not Abraham Lincoln deserves all the credit for "freeing" the slaves.

Either slavery or the nation had to perish. In history classes now-a-days we are told, Abraham Lincoln rose to the presidency and took the needed steps to end the intolerable situation of ... ome difficulties with the story, (after being exposed to Leon Litwack and Fredrick Douglas' works). Abraham Lincoln had moral objections to the slave system, which is indicated in the Gettysburg Addre ... ract it. For Lincoln his top priority was dealing with preserving the Union. There is no doubt that Abraham Lincoln despised segregation and desired equality. However Lincoln refused to make a bad sit ...

(3 pages) 75 0 3.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Pretty good BS essay on integrity

dable people. The people whom I feel have been and are examples of integrity are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Mother Hale and Mohandas Gandhi. These intellectuals are for me very important, exc ...

(2 pages) 195 2 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

A short biography on Abraham Lincoln

Abraham LincolnThe most famous Mathew Brady picture ever taken was of Abraham Lincoln on February 25 ... for twelve straight days, so Brady had him make a fist to make it look more natural. The beard that Abraham is wearing was also a new addition, for after his election an eleven-year-old girl suggested ... ng his time for he was 6' 4" tall and weighed in at 180 lbs, which was not very common at that time.Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president on November 6,1860. By the time this picture was take ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

A short essay in which analyzes rhetorical strategies President Lincoln used in his second Inaugral Adress, one month before the end of the Civil War.

at way to captivate and relate the gist of it all to the audience. In his second Inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln's purpose was to reflect on the ever-lasting Civil War and look forth to peace. His ...

(2 pages) 110 1 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Who was Robert E. Lee? Was he a hero or was he a traitor?

e a traitor? For some, Robert E. Lee is an almost god like figure for others, he is a paradox. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, South Carolina seceded and was quickly followed by six more s ...

(4 pages) 62 1 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

To lie or to die, the choice of John Proctor in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

ur death. Children have grown up for generations revering the names of mean like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Joseph Smith. They are all admired for the way they lived their lives. Whether ... had sealed his cause with his blood, in the same way that Martin Luther King Jr., John Proctor, and Abraham Lincoln had. When a person is willing to give away his life for the ideals that he stands fo ...

(5 pages) 107 4 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Effects of the Civil War on Abraham Lincoln's Writings

The Civil War had a strong effect on Abraham Lincoln's Writings because most of his writings have to do with the Civil War which was caus ... tion would be issued declaring the slaves in such regions to be "forever free."(Miers Earl Schenck. Abraham Lincoln in Peace in War 120). To free the slaves would become a goal of the Union Army. As U ... , Russsell. Lincoln A Photobiography. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987.Miers, Earl Schenck. Abraham Lincoln in Peace and War. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1964.

(4 pages) 68 0 3.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. Whenhe was two, the Lincol ... eengagement because she was seeing other men. Around a year later inSpringfield on November 4, 1842 Abraham and Mary got married. In 1844,Abraham and his wife were able to purchase their own house inS ... coffin would be lowered into the cage and cement poured, creatinga block eight feet deep. Finally, Abraham Lincoln can rest in peace.

(7 pages) 209 1 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Theodore Parker; his role in changing the US.

One way in which Parker was able to achieve change is through the profound influence that he had on Abraham Lincoln. Parker's ideas reached Lincoln through the medium of William Herndon, Lincoln's law ...

(14 pages) 48 0 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History