The Greatest President
Abraham Lincoln stated, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” His character and actions were tested under the power of the presidency. He made a numerous amount of changes that have had a long lasting impact on the citizens of the United States. Abraham Lincoln should be considered the greatest president because he showed the personal qualities presidents of the United States should show, he started to defeat slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, and he led the Union to victory during the Civil War.
Lincoln perfectly demonstrated qualities that the President of the United States should have. He believed that people could have different points of view and he would listen to them openly. He created an environment where congress could speak openly about a topic and they were allowed to disagree with each other as long as the conversation
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As president, there is a certain amount of strength needed to keep up with the goals you set forth.
Abraham Lincoln had that strength when it came to the decision to not compromise his stance on slavery even when others told him to. During the Civil War, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. He was able to do so because as president he is the commander-in-chief. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. It made it clear that "all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." It was only the border states and the areas of slave states already under Union control aren’t under control of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation made is so people of color could be apart of the armed forces and eliminated slavery in the war and in some