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Abraham lincoln (1February 80912-1April 865 15) was an American politician, thinker and abolitionist. The 16 th president of the United States, during his term of office, a civil war broke out in the United States, known as the Civil War in history, and Lincoln resolutely opposed national division. He abolished slavery in rebel states and promulgated the Homestead Act and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Lincoln defeated the separatist forces in the south and safeguarded the right of the United States and its territory to be born equal regardless of race. Shortly after the end of the civil war, Lincoln was assassinated. He was the first president of the United States to be assassinated, the first president of party member, and ranked first among the greatest presidents.

1860, Lincoln was elected president of the United States. Lincoln's election posed a serious threat to the interests of southern planters. They certainly don't want a man who advocates the abolition of slavery to be president. In order to regain their long-held national leadership, they launched a rebellion before Lincoln took office.

1860 12, South Carolina was the first to declare its independence from the Federation, and then slave States such as Mississippi and Florida also left the Federation one after another.

186 1 February, they announced the establishment of "the United States of America?" Jefferson Davis, the big planter, was elected president, and the Constitution was formulated, declaring that black slavery was the foundation of the Confederacy: "Black people cannot be equal to white people, and black slave labor is a natural and normal state."

1861April 12, the confederacy declared war and quickly captured the Sumter fortress where the federal government troops were stationed. Lincoln had to declare his opposition to southern operations.

1On New Year's Day in 863, Lincoln released The Emancipation Proclamation, announcing the liberation of slaves and allowing blacks to join the northern army. Later, he promulgated the Homestead Act, which allowed all Americans to acquire land in the west.

At the beginning of 1865, slaves fled one after another and the plantation economy was on the verge of collapse. The sea blockade imposed by the northern navy almost cut off the trade between the south and Europe. At the same time, there was opposition in the south, and many small farmers joined the "federalism" to engage in anti-war activities. There are more and more deserters in the south. Food and daily necessities are scarce.

1April 9, 865, the civil war ended. The United States is reunified.

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The influence of the civil war

The victory of the north in the war not only consolidated national unity, but also established the dominant position of the big bourgeoisie in the north in the whole country. The civil war eliminated slavery, thus clearing the way for the rapid development of American capitalism. The implementation of the Homestead Law has accelerated the development of the western region and contributed to the victory of the American-style road to the development of agricultural capitalism. Thus, at the end of 19, the United States became the most advanced industrial and agricultural capitalist country in the world.

In the reconstruction period after the civil war, blacks were still discriminated against in many aspects and exploited by plantation owners, but they gained civil rights and voting rights politically and were liberated from slavery. Therefore, the American Civil War has an epoch-making influence in the development of American history.

During the civil war, the industrial revolution brought great military progress. The two sides used metal shells and heavy rifles to fight, used railways and steam boats to realize rapid maneuvering and assembly of troops, and used steam armored warships to conduct naval battles. Mechanical rifles were put into actual combat for the first time, especially the production mode of manufacturing standardized parts and assembling weapons was developed in the north, which greatly improved the industrial production efficiency and promoted the progress of American history.

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