Who would the life be different if Abraham Lincoln never lived?

Answer 1

See the Related Links for "Soc.history.what-if" to the bottom for the answer. Very hard to quantify, but changes to the immediate aftermath of the war would certainly be large. Lincoln might have had diffeences with Congressional leaders, but would never have let himself get into the isolated position that his successor, Andrew Johnson, was to do. Radical Reconstruction as we know it would seem unlikely to happen.

Answer 2

No one knows for sure what would have happened, but the Republicans would certainly continue to dominate for the next 10 years. He might have served three terms, and Reconstruction could have been drastically different. However, this is all speculation. His secretary of war would have played a bigger role in Reconstruction, and the South might not have gotten away so easily.

Answer 3

This is pure speculation -

Someone else would have followed Buchanan as president. All of the reasons for the Civil War would still exist. Perhaps whoever would have been elected in 1860 would have made another compromise that would have lasted another couple of years. Still, the war would have happened and the slaves would have been freed. It surely would have taken several more years to get done.

Answer 4

if abraham lincon was not in the civil war we would probubly still have slavery or it would have lasted longer .The whole civil war was caused because Abraham Lincon did not turn over Fort Sumert to Jefferson Davis,and then Jeferson Davis ordered the attack Starting the civil war!

Answer 5

well with out Abraham Lincoln's accomplishments we would probably still trying to make the same accomplishments. and trying to fix them!

Answer 6

We might still have slavery, unless another president outlawed it.

Answer 7

E probably would help slavery faster and have a good life he would have a very political life if he could maybe get more education