9 Great Achievements of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

The split in the Democratic party is sometimes held responsible for Lincoln’s victory despite the fact that Lincoln won the election with less than 40% of the popular vote, as much of the anti-Republican vote was “wasted” in Southern states in which no ballots for Lincoln were circulated.

• Became the 16th President of the United States.
• Issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
• Achievements in the Agricultural Sector.
• Secured Victory for the Union.
• Rolled Out Plans for Reconstruction.
• Helped Poor Americans Get Access to Lands.
• Signed the Revenue Act of 1862.
• Reformed the Banking Sector.

The American Party originated in 1849. Its members strongly opposed immigrants and followers of the Catholic Church. The Know-Nothings feared that the Catholics were more loyal to the Pope than to the United States.

Supporters of the Know Nothing movement believed that an alleged “Romanist” conspiracy was being planned to subvert civil and religious liberty in the United States, and sought to politically organize native-born Protestants in what they described as a defense of their traditional religious and political values.

1860

The Lone Star State actually mentioned slavery in its declaration a full 21 times.

Some have argued for secession as a constitutional right and others as from a natural right of revolution. In Texas v. White (1869), the Supreme Court ruled unilateral secession unconstitutional, while commenting that revolution or consent of the states could lead to a successful secession.