What were some of Abraham Lincoln's major accomplishments?

Answer 1

President Lincoln's achievements assured his continuing legacy. He saved the Union and freed the slaves. In his Gettysburg Address, he defined the Civil War as a rededication to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence. The spirit that guided Lincoln was evident in his second Inaugural Address. This speech is inscribed on one wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. "...With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds..."

Answer 2

Leading this country through a difficult time.

Some major achievements by president Lincoln include:

• The emancipation proclamation, which unofficially freed enslaved people in the country of America. In actuality, this did not include any African Americans in what was the Confederacy at the time the document was enacted.
• Defeating the confederacy in the American civil war
• His famous speech "The Gettysburg Address" (http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/Lincoln/speeches/Gettysburg.htm)

Answer 3

He saved the Union and assured the growth and strength of the US. He also showed that political parties could work together for the benefit of the country. His Gettysburg Address defined the US Civil War as a re-dedication to the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Unfortunately, his death meant the harsh treatment of the South during Reconstruction, with effects on US society for more than a century.

Answer 4

The major accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln are legion. He was the most significant person in the US Civil War, and his resolve resulted in a unified USA, instead of a Confederate States of America and a United States of America.His emancipation proclamation led the way to cause internal problems in the South. He led in the abolition of slavery in Washington DC in 1862. He was responsible for keeping border slave states in the Union as there was a good chance these states might join the Confederacy. He signed legislation that gave land to pioneers heading west with the Homestead Act. Among more minor things he established Thanksgiving as a national holiday and was responsible for having In God We Trust placed on US currency. He signed legislation creating the Department of Agriculture.

Answer 5

Abraham Lincoln was a successful country lawyer in Illinois. (When he moved there) And married someone after he was a lawyer he married.