Questions and Answers
What party did Lincoln belong to?
Republican Party
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Abolished slavery in the Confederate States
What was Lincoln's response to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
He mobilized forces to suppress the rebellion and restore the union
What was the Trent Affair?
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What was the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
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Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War
- Abraham Lincoln belonged to the Republican Party.
Emancipation Proclamation
- The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, declared freedom for all slaves in Confederate territory, but did not apply to border states or areas under Union control.
Response to the Confederate Attack on Fort Sumter
- Lincoln's response to the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, was to call for 75,000 militiamen to suppress the rebellion.
Trent Affair
- The Trent Affair was an international diplomatic incident in 1861, where the Union Navy illegally seized two Confederate diplomats from the British ship RMS Trent, sparking outrage in Britain and a potential war.
Thirteenth Amendment
- The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States.
