He considered the Crittenden Compromise, but rejected it because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
After war broke out, he was especially keen not to upset the people of Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware, and drive them into the Confederacy.
He allowed slavery to continue in these four states, right up to the end of the war.
There are a number of things that Abraham Lincoln did for the nation. He abolished slavery and was the one who proclaimed Thanksgiving as a holiday among other achievements.
Abraham Lincoln was able to unite a nation that was deeply divided when he took over.
saving the nation.
Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln, himself, did not like slavery. He thought it to be immoral. However, Lincoln believed that if it would better the nation, it is the right thing to do.
Abraham Lincoln thought that slavery was pulling the country apart.
He was an important character in the nation because he helped end slavery
Abraham Lincoln
He was sworn into office in our nation's capitol in 1861.
President of the USA Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
When the Civil War broke out.