One of the greatest presidents that served as our chief and commander was also a famous rebel. Abraham Lincoln started out as a farm boy in Illinois who became a lawyer and then eventually became one of the most important presidents to ever exist. Lincoln was a very important rebel to the United States without his bravery and compassion toward other people the country we live in could be very different from how it is today. Lincoln’s early life, his cause and rebellion are all reasons he is one of the best rebels to ever live. In Lincoln’s early years his first major job was as a lawyer with his partner being John T. Stuart (“Abraham Lincoln”). Lincoln was one of the most popular lawyers in his state after the railroads were built he was receiving …show more content…
Lincoln cause was to abolish slavery to free all men no matter the color of their skin. As a politic Lincoln demonstrated that he opposed slavery but was not an abolitionist (“Abraham Lincoln”). Lincoln believed that all men were equal no matter who they were if they were a slave or a rich man. When Lincoln was elected as the United States 16th president he moved toward having a law where slavery would eventually end but not right away (“Remembering the American”). The southern states, where slavery was a huge part of living disagreed with Lincoln’s proposal causing the North and South to break out into one of the most famous wars of all time the Civil War. After the war began Lincoln waited until after the victory at Antietam to issue his Emancipation Proclamation (“Lincoln, Abraham”). This proclamation stated that the United States would no longer allow slavery to exist causing the South to lash out and revolt even more. After four years of endless violence from the Civil War the North finally conquered over the South. Lincoln then insisted on ending slavery in the reconstructed states that had rejoined the United States (“Lincoln, Abraham”). In the end Lincoln had accomplished more than most of our presidents by abolishing slavery, then rejoining the country back together after war had torn it