American History I students have been discussing the American Civil War. Its causes, battles, and some of the prominent characters in this drama. One discussion we had was about the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln as a leader during this crisis.
EXTRA CREDIT: I postulated the theory in this discussion that one reason the North won the Civil War was because in the time of ultimate crisis to our country, Lincoln made a moral decision. And this decision turned the tide of the war. Your extra credit is to explain what I meant by this OR give your own interpretation of Lincoln as a leader.
I believe that what you meant by Lincoln winning the Civil War for us using his moral decision making is that in times of any crisis, he always responded with a decision that is moral for all. He never responded hastily and harshly, but with a calm and well-thought out decision. This is what ultimately won the war for us in the long run.
ReplyDeleteI think you meant that Lincoln made the morally acceptable decision, and him making these decisions turned the tide of the war. His moral decision to free slaves resulted in slaves joining the Union and affecting the war.
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I think that Abraham Lincoln did pretty well because he never gave up the idea of democracy and he stayed tight to what he believed and in the end he won the war, so he could not have done his job that bad.
ReplyDeleteWhen Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and it freed slaves, the confederacy was left without a vital source of labor. After this was signed, it gave the North more motivation to fight, which turned the tide of the war.
ReplyDeleteThe moral decision that Lincoln made was to create the emancipation proclamation. This proclamation made the south even more determined to win the war and keep slavery going. After seeing the south's true intentions, neither England or France wanted to help them out. It also ended with a gain of African-American soldiers to the Union army.
ReplyDeleteLincoln made a moral decision by freeing the slaves. He knew slavery was wrong and he made sure to go through the lengths to abolish it from the U.S. It turned the tides of the war because he let slaves fight in war for their freedom out of war, which would be stupid for them to not do, significantly raising the numbers of soldiers on the Northern side. Justin Rice
ReplyDeleteI think you meant is lincoln made the right moral decision and the right tactical decision cause not only did it free blacks from slavery it also kept France and Britain out of the fight helping the north win the war.
ReplyDeleteJames Dunn
I think that what Lincoln did was partly a moral decision, but also partly a strategic decision. I think that Lincoln believed that freeing the slaves was the right thing to do, so that is were the moral decision came into play. But it also led to emancipation proclamation, which kept military powerhouses England and France out of the war. It also gave the union more soldiers, which helped a lot in the long run.
ReplyDeleteI believe meant that Lincoln made the decision, and him making these decisions changed the outcome of the war. His moral decision to free slaves ended in slaves joining the Union and affecting the war. -jacob.n
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