To keep the Union together.
to end the civil war.
President Lincoln was still President, and living in the White House when he was killed.
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President of the United States of America.
The American Civil War.
Becoming president of the United States and being President during the Civil War. Also the first President to be assassinated.
Give them back to their owners.
one of his biggest problems was how and what to do about slavery. when the civil war came to hand, he had no idea what to do, yet somehow managed it
The primary objective to reform civil service in the late 1800s was to hire government workers based on merit, through education and testing, rather than which party the applicant supported. This was known as the Pendleton Act.
slavery
to win the civil war
The Civil War.