No. He actually wasn't sure that it should be abolished and instead of complete total abolishment he wanted something more gradual.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809
Northerners and Southerners were not ready to resort to violence to abolish slavery
Northerners and Southerners were not ready to resort to violence to abolish slavery
Northerners and Southerners were not ready to resort to violence to abolish slavery
those in the North were roused by the books written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. while those in the south were not ready to give up their slaves, Abraham Lincoln, as the president, said that there would no longer be any slavery
those in the North were roused by the books written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. while those in the south were not ready to give up their slaves, Abraham Lincoln, as the president, said that there would no longer be any slavery
It made more people ready to get rid of slavery. It is said that Abraham Lincoln told Harriet Beecher Stowe that she was the little lady that started the war.
It made more people ready to get rid of slavery. It is said that Abraham Lincoln told Harriet Beecher Stowe that she was the little lady that started the war.
Simply because some people are not ready to except the truth, and in fact abraham lincoln's father was a slave.
Abraham Lincoln didn't want the civil war but he was ready to fight for the land that the south "stole" (meaning they took federal land from the union when they seceded). he was fine with the south having slavery, everyone thinks that the civil war started because Abraham Lincoln didn't like slavery, but that is just what Stephen a. Douglas said and made him look like.
The Republicans used to be the whigs, and when the party died out, they became Republicans. Lincoln was a whig, a great truthful one who many respected. They thought his Anti-Slavery ideas were powerful, and thought America was ready for change, and he was elected to run. (He won the election becoming the sixteenth president of The United States.)
Abraham Lincoln was debating Stephen Douglas who was a great orator and known for his ability to compromise. Lincoln was trying to say that sometimes you can't compromise. His words were, "A house divided against itself can not stand." The public wasn't ready to listen to Lincoln and Douglas won the debates.