Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest crisis, the Civil War, only to be assassinated less than a month after the war's end. Before his election as President, Lincoln was a lawyer, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.
As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States,[1][2] Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.Lincoln closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Historians have concluded that he handled the factions of the Republican Party well, bringing leaders of each faction into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate.
Lincoln successfully defused a war scare with the United Kingdom in 1861. Under his leadership, the Union took control of the border slave states at the start of the war. Additionally, he managed his own reelection in the 1864 presidential election.Opponents of the war (also known as "Copperheads") criticized him for refusing to compromise on the slavery issue. Conversely, the Radical Republicans, an abolitionist faction of the Republican Party, critici...
Abraham Lincoln (12 Februari 1809-April 15, 1865), Presiden keenam belas dari Amerika Serikat, berhasil memimpin negaranya melalui krisis yang terbesar, Perang Sipil, hanya untuk dibunuh kurang dari sebulan setelah perang berakhir. Sebelum pemilu sebagai Presiden, Lincoln adalah seorang pengacara, seorang anggota Amerika Serikat DPR, dan pemilihan calon gagal ke Senat.
Sebagai lawan lantang perluasan perbudakan di Amerika Serikat, [1] [2] Lincoln memenangkan nominasi Partai Republik pada tahun 1860 dan terpilih sebagai presiden tahun kemudian. Selama masa jabatannya, ia membantu melestarikan Amerika Serikat terkemuka kekalahan Amerika Konfederasi separatis Amerika dalam Perang Saudara Amerika. Dia memperkenalkan langkah-langkah yang menghasilkan penghapusan perbudakan, menerbitkan nya Proklamasi Emansipasi pada 1863 dan mempromosikan perjalanan Amandemen Ketigabelas untuk Konstitusi di 1865.Lincoln erat mengawasi upaya menang perang, terutama atas pemilihan jenderal, termasuk Ulysses S. Grant. Para sejarawan telah menyimpulkan bahwa ia menangani faksi dari Partai Republik dengan baik, membawa para pemimpin faksi masing-masing ke dalam kabinetnya dan memaksa mereka untuk bekerja sama.
Lincoln berhasil dijinakkan sebuah ketakutan perang dengan Britania Raya pada tahun 1861. Di bawah kepemimpinannya, Uni mengambil alih negara-negara budak perbatasan pada awal perang. Selain itu, ia berhasil dipilih kembali sendiri di 1864 election.Opponents presiden dari perang (juga dikenal sebagai "Copperheads" dikritik) dia karena menolak untuk berkompromi dalam masalah perbudakan. Sebaliknya, Radikal Republik, sebuah faksi perbudakan dari Partai Republik, critici
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