Abraham Lincoln vs the Radical Republicans
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How did Lincoln's successful attempts to merge clashing personalities within his political cabinet lead to both the abolition of slavery and victory of the Civil War and how did it contrast with the principles of Radical Republicans? Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..3 HISTORICAL CONTEXT……………………………………………………….3 LINCOLN: GRADUAL EMANCIPATOR………………………………......….6 RADICAL REPUBLICANS: SWIFT EMANCIPATORS………………………9 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….. WORKS CITED……………………………………………………………….. Introduction Abraham Lincoln is known as the President who helped to free the slaves, lead the Union to victory over the confederates in the American Civil War, preserve the union of the United States and modernize the economy. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued through Presidential constitutional authority on January 1st, 1863, declared that all slaves in the ten remaining slave states were to be liberated and remain liberated. The Emancipation Proclamation freed between three and four million slaves, however, since it was a Presidential constitutional authority and not though congress, the Emancipation Proclamation failed to free slaves in Border States like Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri. Essentially, states that were under Federal Government and loyal to the Union did not have their slaves liberated; Lincoln even stating “When it took effect in January 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves.” Some argue Lincoln issued this Proclamation in an attempt to satisfy the demands of Radical Republicans, members of a group within the Republican Party. Radical Republicans were a group of politicians who strongly... ... middle of paper ... ...omery, David. Beyond Equality: Labor and the Radical Republicans. Knopf Publishing Company, 1967. Print. • Neely, Mark. The Fate of Liberty; Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties. Oxford University Press, 1991. Print • Norton, Mary Beth, et al, A People and a Nation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. • Oakes, James. The Radical and the Republican. 2008. Print. • Rice, Thorndike, Allen. Reminiscence of Abraham Lincoln By Distinguished Men Of His Time. North American Publishing Company, 1886. Print • Royale, Edward. Radicals, Secularists, and Republicans. Manchester United Press, 1980. Print. • Sandburg, Carl and Edward Goodman. The Prairie Years and the War Years. Sterling Publishing, 1954. Print. • Summers, Mark. Railroads, reconstruction, and the gospel of prosperity: Aid under the Radical Republicans. Princeton University Press, 1951, Print.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how lincoln's successful attempts to merge clashing personalities within his political cabinet led to both the abolition of slavery and victory of the civil war and how it contrasted with the principles of radical republicans.
- Explains that abraham lincoln helped to free slaves, lead the union to victory over the confederates in the american civil war, preserve the union of the united states and modernize the economy.
- Explains that the declaration of independence was a document drafted by the continental congress in 1776. it promised life, liberty and property to all those who lived in the united states.
- Explains that the rapid geographical growth of the united states was largely due to the louisiana purchase of 1803.
- Explains that missouri's entry into the union was stalled, partly because northern congressmen knew how important the state was to the south.
- Explains that abraham lincoln served as the first republican president between 1861 and 1865. his personality, ambition, wit, and shrewdness earned him the nomination.
- Explains that lincoln's decision to elect his enemies into the important cabinet positions around him was a questionable one, considering if he failed his thought provoking choice would be catastrophic.
- Analyzes how lincoln set up the american civil war as an attempt to preserve the union as opposed to in the interest of the abolition of slavery.
- Explains that the confiscation acts were passed by the united states congress and were heavily supported by radical republicans during the civil war.
- Explains that the second confiscation act allowed the seizure of land and property from those who supported the confederacy.
- Analyzes how lincoln's tone reflects his confidence in his success in transforming the mindsets of whites through the adoption of the emancipation proclamation.
- Analyzes how the radical republicans had an agenda regarding reconstruction that differed from that of lincoln. the wade davis bill served as a reflection of the group's ideals.
- Analyzes foner, eric, free soil, free labor, and free men: the ideology of the republican party before.
- Explains that james mohr, the radical republicans and reform in new york during reconstruction, cornell university press, 1973.
- Opines that summers, mark, is of "rails, reconstruction, and the gospel of prosperity: aid under the radical republicans".
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- The Three Best Presidentsexplanatory essay...Union together (“Abraham Lincoln Presidential”). He was also the one person who ended slavery entirely. He did this by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation after the North won the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate States, which led to the 13th amendment of the Constitution. It gave all people equal rights (“Elizabeth Raum”). Without this, slaves still may be present in America and people may not have the same rights they do now.
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- Explains that abraham lincoln was one of the most important men in american history. theodore roosevelt and george washington were also important.
- Explains that theodore roosevelt was a very important man in american history. he was the leader of the rough riders, which helped america win the spanish american war.
- Explains that roosevelt created many national parks to help preserve wildlife by issuing the newlands reclamation act of 1902. he fell in love with animals after he went hunting and did not see a bear.
- Explains that george washington was the leader of the military that won america’s independence from england.
- Explains that george washington was a phenomenal president because he had to pave the way for all other presidents. he appointed thomas jefferson secretary of state, alexander hamilton, treasurer, and henry knox of war.
- Explains that abraham lincoln didn't become president with no experience with politics, he had an interest in them his whole life.
- Explains that abraham lincoln was the best president that ever lived. he ended slavery by issuing the emancipation proclamation after the north won the civil war.
- Opines that without theodore roosevelt, george washington, and abraham lincoln, america would not be what it is today.
991 wordsRead More - Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Mananalytical essayAbraham Lincoln, an autodidactic early American, grew up amidst the unlikely setting of the American frontier to an impoverished and undistinguished family (Donald n.p.). Lincoln built himself up in a world built to bring him down, and rose “from [these] humble origins in Kentucky, to prominent positions in legal and political circles of Illinois, and then to the pinnacle of presidency” (Donald n.p.). Within two months of gaining presidency, in contempt of Lincoln’s noble efforts, the American Civil War broke out amongst the country, and Abraham Lincoln, undeterred by the considerable amount of stress he was under, managed to keep together and ultimately strengthen the broken nation (Gienapp). Lincoln boldly proceeded to denounce and even completely abolish slavery in America when he instituted the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, and adeptly convinced the Senate to pass the Thirteenth Amendment (Hamilton). Abraham Lincoln, America’s sixteenth president, left a significant impact on the country when he left an admirable legacy for future Americans to appreciate despite his difficult upbringing and personal life, when he consolidated the Union despite a civil war, and when he led the revolutionary movement to abolish slavery despite the controversy.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln, an autodidactic early american, grew up amidst the unlikely setting of the american frontier to an impoverished and undistinguished family.
- Explains that lincoln's rise from a humble pioneer background to the highest office in the land began with his birth.
- Analyzes how abraham proved his humble, unadulterated characters through his modest comment to john scripps, an author who had been planning on writing a biography on lincoln.
- Analyzes how lincoln developed an admirable legacy when he rose to an unrivaled position of authority in the united states’ government.
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln left a significant impact on america by exemplifying an untiring and rewarding ambition that propelled him into presidency despite an arduous personal life.
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln successfully shaped the present day world when he expressed his desire to keep the union together.
- Analyzes how abraham used his position as president to better our weak nation and bequeathed a new type of patriotism in future presidents.
- Analyzes how lincoln left a huge impact on our nation when he took the leadership role in the revolutionary movement to abolish slavery.
- Explains how abraham lincoln impacted the nation and its leaders when he spoke out against the enslavement of blacks and abolished slavery.
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln was an incredibly influential figure and is a common legend of american history.
- Describes facts on file, inc., 2001: american history online.
- Narrates waugh, john, and gary b. nash's reconstruction, 1856 to 1869.
2010 wordsRead More - Lincoln and Good Politicsanalytical essayLincoln and Good Politics Politicians today as well as yesterday must appeal to the masses to have any chance at being elected into office. Leading up to and during the election of 1860, with tensions rising between the North and South, the issue of slavery was a key to winning the election. Abraham Lincoln "had repeatedly affirmed that Congress had no constitutional right to interfere with slavery in the South" (Enduring Vision, p. 399). This modest view is what won him the Republican nomination as presidential candidate as well as a victory in the 1860 election over Democrat Stephen Douglas, who wrote the Nebraska-Kansas Act and was very adamant about popular sovereignty in the new territories concerning slavery. Due to pressures from radicals within the Republican Party Lincoln would change from his modest, self-contained antislavery standpoint to making emancipation of the slaves a war goal of the civil war.
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- Analyzes how lincoln's modest anti-slavery view won him the republican nomination and a victory in the 1860 election over democrat stephen douglas.
- Explains that the republicans lost the election of 1856 by a very small margin and knew that if they wanted to win in '60 they would have to present an appealing candidate.
- Opines that lincoln put great faith in his southern supporters and believed that the secession would not last long because of the loyalist support.
- Analyzes how lincoln was able to stay on good terms with both sides and squelch any ideas of a separation within the party.
- Analyzes how lincoln acted boldly to rebuke the south's attempts for european support. the confiscation act gave northern troops ity to capture any slaves used towards the rebellion.
- Explains that lincoln's chances of being re-elected were looking grim. after winning the republican nomination, lincoln formed the national union party and replaced his vice-president with andrew jackson.
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln was a good politician and freed the entire african-american race from slavery, ensuring his re-election.
947 wordsRead More - Lincoln versus Douglas: One Man's Fall is Another Man's Riseanalytical essayTwo men stepped onto a platform in front of hundreds of people; prepared for a battle of dialect, rhetoric and moral justification. The two adversaries differed in partisanship, political success, height, methods of Government action, and most of all morality of what is right. Although the candidates presented polar opposites visions for America, they were similar in their dynamic display of debating. Both men possessed eloquence in their speeches and disposition. The debates consisted of seven encounters throughout Illinois. After one-hundred and fifty years, the historical significance of the debates continues to provoke further debate amongst modern scholars to this day, in turn, solidifying their importance in American History. As I proceeded with my research, I found scholars crediting the debates for Abraham Lincoln’s rise to presidency. Other scholars argued the debates brought the Civil War and session. James Randall asserts that the debates held no comparison to the debates of Webster, Hayne, and Calhoun.
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- Compares the debates of abraham lincoln and james randall to those of webster, hayne, and calhoun. both men possessed eloquence in their speeches and disposition.
- Analyzes how the debates marked the decline of an important and respectable political figure, and the ascendance of a more influential figure.
- Analyzes how drugmand presents a formulated and concrete argument to question randall's theories. allen guelzo supports jaffa’s perception of the debates as well as presents his own insight.
- Explains that stephen douglas entered politics as a strong jacksonian nationalist that supported the union. he assisted henry clay in passing the missouri compromise of 1850 and devised the kansas-nebraska bill.
- Analyzes how douglas, in his efforts for popular sovereignty, claimed to agree with the immoral implications of slavery as well as the necessity for it.
- Analyzes how drugmand aspired to allow each territory their right to decide, but convinced the west would be free soil. douglas' political reputation began its downward spiral.
- Analyzes how douglas' political decisions reflected the great political figure he was. he was the northern democrat with standing in the south.
- Argues that lincoln's arguments were irrelevant and absurd. the repeal of the missouri compromise consisted of language that aloud states the option of pro or anti-slavery but assigned supreme law the ultimate authority over state emission and slave codes.
- Analyzes how randall introduced an intriguing concept concerning the debates that caused significant consideration. he argues that slavery already began the process of resending and the probability of slavery would extend west was unlikely.
- Analyzes how douglas owned the debates by selling his platform and describing his opponent as a "black republican party" but lincoln's words and passion consumed the audience.
- Opines that judge douglas asks why the nation, part slave and part free, cannot continue as our fathers made it forever.
- Explains that the debates reflected the transformation in political and social norms. the house controlled the election of the senate.
- Cites rodney and douglas wilson's the lincoln/douglas debates: the lincoln studies center edition. mcfarland and company, north carolina.
2093 wordsRead More - The 1860’s was a difficult time for the United States of America as it was the time period where they went into the American Civil War. At a time of slavery and many conflicting ideas, the United States was falling apart and at its most divided time ever. As the elected president in 1861, Abraham Lincoln had to fix the issues that the country was facing. Some of those issues included slavery, the separation of the north and south, and the Civil War itself. Today, Abraham Lincoln is generally known as a great president who took charge of a country in need and did many things that had a positive influence over the United States. One of Lincoln’s biggest achievements as president of the United States was the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves and “allowed black soldiers to fight for the Union” (PBS).
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- Explains that the 1860's was a difficult time for the united states of america as it was the time when they went into the american civil war.
- Explains that abraham lincoln served as the sixteenth president of the united states from 1861 to 1865.
- Explains that lincoln was a great president who took on challenges head on. the civil war was about slavery and expanding it.
- Analyzes how the emancipation proclamation freed slaves in rebellion against the union, but not all of them. lincoln's secretary of state, william seward, addressed the issue.
- Explains that the civil war ended in 1865 leaving the south defeated. the emancipation proclamation led to the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments in our constitution.
974 wordsRead More - How To Write An Essay About Abraham Lincoln's Presidentsexplanatory essayAbraham Lincoln was our 16th President from 1861 to 1865. He had very little experiences with national politics. Before Lincoln’s election into office, he was a successful lawyer in Illinois and he was also a one-term member of Congress. Not only that but the Southern states were seceding from the Union before Lincoln took office. Due to this, Lincoln confronted crises on both sides. White Northerners disagreed among themselves about slavery. Some Southern States opposed secession and did not want to fight the South. Lincoln’s goal as President was to preserve the Union. He changed commanding general multiple times in search for one who could defeat the Confederate Army. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves living behind Confederate lines. Ever since the Africans became free, they were able to join the Union Army in 1865.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that abraham lincoln was our 16th president from 1861 to 1865. he had very little experience with national politics.
- Explains that copperheads attacked lincoln for making war on the south; peace democracy opposed the war and wanted restoration of the union. the republican party, known as the radical republicans, thought that the confederacy should be punished.
- Explains that lincoln did not believe he had the legal authority to abolish slavery. he was worried about how abolishing slavery would affect the bordering states.
- Explains that lincoln resisted the pressure to make the abolition of slavery an objective of the war because he was bound to preserve and protect the union.
- States that lincoln declared that slaves in an area of the rebellion against the government would be freed. lincoln issued the proclamation on new year's day of 1863.
523 wordsRead More - A Comparison Of Abraham Lincoln And Jefferson Davisanalytical essayAlexander Hellenberg Hughes Civil War 21st March, 2014 Parallel Leaders Facing A Single War for Freedom Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, born in central Kentucky within a year and within a radius of eighty-five miles of each other, followed different paths to eminence. Different as their background, training, and experience were, they both eventually turned to politics and wrestled with the issues of their time. The United States in which Lincoln and Davis grew up in was very raw, energetic, and an exploding world that brought in the Market and Industrial Revolution which incidentally created a land of many opportunities. These opportunities were given to the people who fought against the established order to protect their rights, and it was up to Lincoln and Davis to protect those rights no matter how many battles would be fought and no matter how much blood would be shed.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that abraham lincoln and jefferson davis followed different paths to eminence. they both turned to politics and wrestled with the issues of their time.
- Analyzes how lincoln's actions took his west point generals into more aggressive territory, but he continued his abilities as a fearless leader by learning military tactics and strategy.
- Explains that tennessee was spared an outbreak of fighting because the state government, while not seceding, concluded an alliance with the confederacy.
- Explains that henry halleck was excellent in the west as a person who was great at proposing legal scruples, but at times had trouble devising strategies.
- Explains that halleck had telegraphed specific instructions to have grant take hold of fort henry and nothing else until further notice. grant successfully took over fort donelson, leaving president davis to relieve john b. floyd and gideon johnson pillow from command.
- Describes the battle of shiloh as an unexpected battle in an unforeseen place, to which grant's army was drawn down the tennessee river by his victories at forts henry and donelson.
- Explains that johnston's invasion of tennessee opened up a new front in the centre of nineteenth-century america. the key to organizing the war was to concentrate the scattered forces of the two sides and form campaigning armies.
- Describes how halleck conjured up an army of 100,000 men by connecting three different union armies that were named under the region's major rivers.
- Explains that halleck's next move was to go into corinth, mississippi, so that he could open his campaign.
- Argues that lincoln intelligently took lesson from major military strategists, like halleck, to only conclude the importance of coordination.
- Explains that although president lincoln did not have the military experience of davis, he did a better job as commander in chief.
- Analyzes how davis and lincoln appealed to their followers by engaging moral principles during debates.
- Explains that while davis developed his role as a profound leader during the war, he never publicly acknowledged if the white man was greater than the negro, or anything more on the "moral truth" of slavery.
- Compares lincoln's decision on using slavery as a form of notoriety during the war with davis' decision to motive his followers towards the benefits of society.
- Analyzes how lincoln's success relies heavily on the elimination of slavery and the emancipation proclamation. davis was unable to bring up slavery issues while going against any particular arguments.
- Analyzes how davis was clever by involving the power of god which in turn motivated ministries to display davis’s importance to southern society.
- Analyzes how lincoln's idea of using religion during his presidency was in contrast to davis', as he insisted that every regiment follow a christian denomination and encouraged the u.s. christian commission to evangelize
- Explains that abraham lincoln and jefferson davis faced similar problems during the civil war. their ideas stemmed from the same anglo-american source and echoed those expressed by their common american forebears and contemporaries.
2157 wordsRead More - The Life of a Slave during American Historycomparative essay...didn’t have much of a constituency. In 1862, after one of the Union’s victories, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree saying that slaves were to be set free unless the rebellious states returned to the Union, but no confederate states took the offer. Finally, President Lincoln soon issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation decreed that all states not under Union control must set their slaves free. This did not set all of the slaves free, but most of them. The proclamation also allowed blacks to become soldiers as many soldiers were needed. Another issue tied into the posting was slavery and war, letting the war also fight against slavery. Although the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t set all the slaves free, it helped the nation to become safer and better in terms of government and many other issues it used to have.
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- Explains that slavery was based on racial differences, but blacks, or otherwise known as "negroes," were impersonal. capitalism spread in the south and soon made its way to the new england and middle colonies.
- Explains that the punishment of the wrongdoing of slaves was critical. whipping and branding, a roman practice, appeared early with vicious audacity.
- Compares the living quarters of plantation and farm slaves with those of urban and household ones.
- Compares how urban and rural slaves differed from the living quarters. urban, household, plantation, and farm, had hardly any clothes, but the owners didn't care about their health.
- Explains that slave trade was one of the most important things during colonial america. bidders from all over would swarm in to buy slaves.
- Explains that slave auctions were a big deal, as they were known everywhere. they were taken off the ship and bathed in grease or tar to make them look healthier.
- Explains that as america was a new nation, colonial safety was already plummeting. people were getting killed or punished by the slaves.
- Explains how abraham lincoln, the sixteenth president of the united states, started to look into the arising problem of slave revolts and lowered safety. lincoln tried to gain support by having slave-owners give up their slaves.
- Explains that slave occupations were difficult in the colonial era, but most of the difficulty depended on the slaves' location. the most widely contributed occupation was the plantation slave.
1803 wordsRead More - The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863analytical essayLincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 during the civil war, as main goal to win the war. Some historians argued that it was based on feelings towards slaves because not only it freed slaves in the South; it was also a huge step for the real abolition of slavery in the United States. While other historians argued that it was a military tactic because it strengthened the Union army, because the emancipated slaves were joining the Union thus providing a larger manpower than the Confederacy . The Emancipation Proclamation emancipated slaves only in the Confederacy and did not apply to the Border-states and the Union states.
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- Explains that lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in 1863 during the civil war, as main goal to win the war. some historians argued that it was a military tactic because it strengthened the union army.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation was seen as a desperate act to win the civil war.
- Explains that lincoln represented the republican party during the election and was supported by most of the northern states while no southern states were voting for him.
- Analyzes how lincoln's emancipation proclamation outraged foreign nations, especially england, who had already abolished slavery in their country.
- Explains that slaves were essential to the south's economy because of their role in cotton fields. after the american revolution, they began to appeal for the abolition of slavery.
- Argues that the emancipation proclamation was a military tactic because it increased the manpower of the union army.
- Analyzes how eric foner's article provides a more accurate opinion about the emancipation proclamation because he wrote the article based on other historian’s points of view.
- Argues that lincoln's emancipation proclamation was not a moral value, but military strategy because he didn't free all slaves in the usa.
- Opines that lincoln believed that slaves were a way to win the war and thus military strategy, since they were important to the south.
- Explains that the emancipation proclamation was a military tactic but also based on feelings towards the institution of slavery.
1543 wordsRead More - Abraham Lincoln: America's Greatest Presidentanalytical essayHe was well aware that the Constitution gave the entire right to abolish the slavery to the individual states. He knew the central government could do nothing about that. But the constitution had also provided these rights to the Commander-in-Chief, the war-president and thus he exercised his power to pass the famous “Emancipation Proclamation” through his cabinet citing it as a necessary military measure during the domestic war prevailing in the country. The “Emancipation Proclamation”, which later became the thirteenth amendment of the Co.nstitution, freed the slaves of all rebel states and outlawed the slavery forever. Not only freeing them, he also ensured they were protected and had the resources to live, first through the military protection and later by letting them enter into the militia. This was probably the best thing Abraham Lincoln did in his Presidency as far as the human liberty is concerned. In the international arena, Abraham Lincoln is best known outside the United States for his stand against slavery and abolishing it with his astute way despite the constitutional limitations against
In this essay, the author
- Explains that abraham lincoln is the sixteenth president of the united states, serving from march 4, 1861 to the day of his assassination-april 15, 1865.
- Explains that lincoln's presidency was challenging even before he set to begin his tenure, and it continued to increase throughout his time.
- Explains that abraham lincoln was adamant about the american union and wanted his country to be unified. he took the executive control of the war and made the strategies to suppress the rebellions by himself.
- Explains that abraham lincoln wanted all men to be free, and abolished slavery with his astute way despite the constitutional limitations against him.
- Analyzes how abraham lincoln took the right stand by taking the executive rights on his hand, despite being wrong according to the constitution.
- Opines that abraham lincoln's presidency was a boon to the united states of america because of his vision, shrewdness, and active involvement in taking the military and political control of the war.
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