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While Lincoln is known for ending slavery, he felt that it had to be eliminated in an orderly (not an abrupt) manner. When he became president, his first priority, in keeping with his oath of office, was to preserve the Union and defend the Constitution. But almost immediately, southern states were beginning to secede from the Union, as a result of the slavery issue. Lincoln had previously been willing to allow states that already had slavery to maintain it, but when secession began, he saw the urgency of bringing slavery to an end, so that the union could be preserved. And it was then that he began writing what became the Emancipation Proclamation.
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What is the Nation's first priority?
Secure the Homeland
According to his first inaugural in 1861 what was lincolns primary objective when he took office?
To abolish slavery
What was the year of Abraham lincolns first term in the house of represntatives?
Abraham was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846.
What are the Articles of Confedaration?
it established the first national government of the united states. Its also like the Constitution, but it was the first "Constitution" made. It is in the Constitution. It was made during the civil war to be the first rules.
What did Congress want during Reconstruction that Andrew Johnson opposed?
Outlawing the Black Codes Passing the First Reconstruction Act Passing the Civil Rights Act
