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When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, his views on slavery were already known and included:
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Abraham Lincoln was the president and he also stopped the riot.
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The south believed that President Lincoln was an abolitionist. They were afraid that Lincoln would outlaw slavery and seceded in anticipation of slavery being outlawed.
President Lincoln's main goal was to preserve and restore the Union, which was his central sworn duty as President. Although he also wished very much to see the end of slavery, he only pursued that goal when it aligned with the one of restoring the Union.
At the beginning of the Civil War President Lincoln stated that the war was being fought to preserve the Union.
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, his views on slavery were already known and included:
More people, more industry, a navy, President Abraham Lincoln had greater power than President Jefferson Davis. Also the North was fighting to end slavery once and for all. The South was fighting to preserve slavery. England and France, (which had outlawed slavery a long time before the USA Civil War) were never going to help the South win the war to preserve slavery.
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How Lincoln was a great president and he ended slavery
US President Lincoln's first goal was to end the Southern rebellion as soon as he could and deal with the abolition of slavery soon afterwards. As a war measure he could free slaves however he knew it would require an amendment to the US Constitution to officially abolish slavery. This was done in December of 1865 when the 13th amendment was passed and abolished slavery.
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Not particularly. It was more important to him to preserve the union, slavery was not his main concern.
Well abraham lincoln was the president known for abolishing slavery