Abraham Lincoln Republican Party Analysis

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. He was a self-made man, he basically self-educated himself throughout his life. The Republican party, also referred to as the GOP (Grand Old Party) is one out of the two political parties, the other one is the Democratic Party. During Lincoln’s presidency he was faced with many obstacles, one of them being the preservation of the union. Another task that was at hand was the abolishment of slavery. Lincoln accomplished this in two ways: through the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and the Thirteenth Amendment. Abraham Lincoln and congress worked hard to preserve the union, uphold the constitution, stabilize the economy and motivate the nation to go west; but ultimately through

He chose very carefully in an effort to unite the party. His cabinet included many of his main rivals that he had defeated to become the Republican Party and nominee for president. As commander in chief, Lincoln knew he had a heavy responsibility and a lot of power. He would have to use patience and statesmanship when using his power to ensure his vision was achieved. Lincoln also had to ensure that foreign countries did not come to the aid of the south during the Civil War and the effort to free the slaves. Britain and France were Lincoln’s biggest concern when it came to solving diplomatic problems. British manufacturers and shippers made huge profits off the war so the lack of cotton coming into Britain was a small inconvenience in comparison. The war effort lasted longer then anyone could’ve imagined. Lincoln needed fresh troops for the Union army, so he signed the Enrollment Act into law. This act was very controversial and required every male citizen and immigrants who have filed for citizenship between the ages of 20 and 45 to enroll. A similar mandatory enlistment of people into military service had allowed other nations in history to build very large and powerful

One of the important previsions of this act was the granting of lands directly to corporations where before this act the land grants were made to the states Through the Morrill land grant acts, land was granted to many states in order to create state colleges. Lincoln also supported the homestead acts where settlers were given 160 acres because he thought it was wise to have individual farmers own and operate their own farms. This was completely different from the south where slave owners bought large pieces of land and used slave labor. This act is interesting because any adult can apply including women, blacks and immigrants. All of these acts concerned president Lincoln greatly because he knew many of the previsions included in the acts might cause states to side against him and with the confederacy. President Lincoln was very intelligent an had a good understanding of the impacts, impacts that the law had on slaves, southern land owners, and others in