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Why Did Lincoln Achieve His Goals

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Abraham Lincoln is known as one of the best president in the history of the United States. His ability to balance politics with humanitarianism was extraordinary. Lincoln’s balance helped him eventually achieve his goals by using the right tactics when needed. Many people think of the Emancipation Proclamation of a great document that freed the slaves in America but the truth is slightly different. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in states that had seceded from the Union, areas which Lincoln had no control over. Lincoln used politics in this situation because people were not completely open to abolition just yet but this move opened the door for the conversation, and made the Civil War a moral fight. Lincoln also used politics

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