state and never left the Union. Lincoln focused on social, legal and political changes and used those to try
and make the state a better place for everyone. “Doubly justified by the absence of wrong on our part, and
by wanton aggression on the part of others, there can be no cause to doubt that the courage and patriotism
of the people of the Confederate States will be found equal to any measure of defense which their honor
and security may require” (Lincoln). Lincoln is trying to address that the United States would continue to
fight to preserve the nation. He was also addressing the issues in the United States and that we needed to
make changes in order to have a better Nation.
The excerpt, “Emancipation Proclamation” (1863), was created by Abraham Lincoln and
demonstrates that slaves should be free and all people should be civilized and united as one. Abraham
states that, “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts
of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States,
including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said
persons.” (Lincoln). Lincoln was willing to use force to defend the Federal Law and Union. “After the
Civil War with reconstruction governments, they raised taxes sharply. Many former Confederate officers
and officials were denied voting rights during reconstruction and thus they said that they were being taxed
without representation.”(LL, 3/11). This explains how the war was and who was trying to make it better
and who was trying to destroy people/places. Both the Civil War and Reconstruction Era were devastating
and stupendous and not many people got what they deserved. Like African-Americans deserve freedom
and equal rights but not many get them.
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