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to make a homeland for freed slaves in Africa
His greatest contribution was the publication of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.
The vote in Congress to annex Texas.
There was a divided field of four candidates.
Freeing the slaves in the Confederacy.
Lincoln issued the first Emancipation Proclamation shortly after the Battle of Antietam. It would take effect January 1, 1863.
This did not effect any European power from formal recognition. least of all the world's most powerful empire with millions of "Native Peoples " under their control. One can call it forced labor. The British had already given the Confederacy "de facto " recognition as it had a constitution, a government and an army.
The Mexican-American War began.
The limited supply of goods caused prices to rise.
The Fugitive Slave Law. This caused Harriet Beecher Stowe to write 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which drew slavery to the attention of large numbers who had not taken much interest in it before.
Its power to protect the rights of individuals increased ~ APEX
By starting a tradition of action for social and political change
The costs included over 700,000 dead and $8.2 billion in damages.
The increasing political conflict between North and South
It was greatly helped when sherman captured atlanta
