Анна Крыштопина

The failures in the war and its tightening gradually changed Lincoln's attitude to the issue of slavery. He came to the conclusion that the United States will either completely free or completely slave. It became clear that the main objective of the war - the Union of restoration, became unattainable without the abolition of slavery. Lincoln always stood for the gradual release of the Negro on a reimbursable basis, is now believed that slavery should be abolished. Preparing for the abolition of the institute was carried out throughout 1862. December 30, 1862, the president signed "Emancipation Proclamation", announced blacks living in the territories in rebellion against the United States, "now and forever" free. The document gave impetus to the adoption of Amendment XIII (1865) to the US Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States. Proclamation been rightly criticized by radical Republicans, since the liberation of slaves was carried out where there is no extended power of the federal government, but it has changed the character of the civil war, turning it into a war for the abolition of slavery. In addition, it has forced foreign governments, including the UK, do not support the Confederacy. British Prime Minister Palmerston could not organize the intervention due to public resistance. The liberation of slaves allowed to carry out a set of black Americans in the army. By the end of the war in federal troops there were 180,000 African Americans.

As expansion opponent of slavery into new territories, it was one of the founders of the Republican Party, was chosen as its presidential candidate and won the election in 1860. His election was the signal for secession of the southern states and the emergence of the Confederacy. In his inaugural speech called for the reunification of the country, but could not prevent the conflict

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