Question

short essay on Abraham Lincoln

Answer 1

Abraham lincoln was a american states man and lawyer who served the 16th president of the united states from march 1861 until his assassination in april 1865.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Lincoln was a very strong orator. He rallied public opinion through the powerful rhetoric of his messages and speeches. His Gettysburg address is remembered as a prime example. At the close of the Civil War, Lincoln took a moderate view of reconstruction, seeking to speedily re-unite the nation through a policy of generous reconciliation.

Reconstruction began during the war as Lincoln and his associates pondered the questions of how to reintegrate the Southern states back into the Union and what to do with Confederate Leaders and the freed slaves.

Other than this, his achievements also included his brilliant handling of the factions of the Republican Party by bringing the leaders into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate. In crisis management, he defused a war scare with the United Kingdom (1861). He also managed his own landslide re-election in 1864.

All was going well till this time. Lincoln was popular with people and had just been re-elected as the President. But a sudden turn of the wheel of fortune led to his assassination. Lincoln left to attend the play ‘Our American Cousin’ at Ford’s theatre on 14th, April 1865, Good Friday. His assassin, John Wilkes Booth, a well known stage actor fired at him and Lincoln embraced death soon after.

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