When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1861, in Washington, he confronted the greatest crisis in American history with a nation torn in two (Foner 2). Remarkably, Lincoln was able to end the civil war with a Union victory, abolish slavery, and sign the Emancipation Proclamation. “He was the last victim of the violence necessary to secure the bond between the states. That makes him all the more heroic” (1). Furthermore, Lincoln signed the first Homestead acts which gave the poor opportunities to own land, established the US Department of Agriculture, and established the US National Banking System which is still used today (Wallenfeldt 1). Therefore, the assassination of Lincoln was a tremendous loss to the whole
When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1861, in Washington, he confronted the greatest crisis in American history with a nation torn in two (Foner 2). Remarkably, Lincoln was able to end the civil war with a Union victory, abolish slavery, and sign the Emancipation Proclamation. “He was the last victim of the violence necessary to secure the bond between the states. That makes him all the more heroic” (1). Furthermore, Lincoln signed the first Homestead acts which gave the poor opportunities to own land, established the US Department of Agriculture, and established the US National Banking System which is still used today (Wallenfeldt 1). Therefore, the assassination of Lincoln was a tremendous loss to the whole