Abracoln Emancipation Proclamation

The person that has made the greatest impact on our country is Abraham Lincoln as he was a prominent leader who led his people to victory during the Civil War, he enacted on many measures to abolish slavery, and he delivered one of the most powerful, influential, and memorable speeches in American history. During the Civil War, Lincoln made many decisions that went against the laws. But by doing so, the people who fought by his side were ensured that they will emerge victorious. When it came to slavery in the United States, Lincoln was extremely against it. He believed that slavery was unjust and morally wrong. Thus which lead to the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation and later the Thirteenth Amendment. In the middle of the Civil War, the largest and bloodiest battle took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where the Union fended off the Confederacy. Lincoln gave his speech at Gettysburg after the decisive battle to talk about the principles of the Declaration of Independence and to honor those

It was used to cripple the confederacy ‘s use of slaves in the war as well as accepting those slaves to fight for the Union. However, the Emancipation Proclamation was directed only to the Souther states in rebellion. After the war, Lincoln and the Republican party issued the Thirteenth Amendment as the Emancipation Proclamation had no constitutional validity once the war was over. The Thirteenth Amendment ensured that, “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States” (“13th Amendment”). Although the Emancipation Proclamation lost its power, it did influence the citizens after the war to advocate and accept abolition for all slaves in both the North and South. And it ultimately led to the development of the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery in the entire