Slavery- n. - The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household; A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will. www.dictionary.com This is one of the most important issues that Abraham Lincoln has to face and overcome during his strenuous presidency. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, sixteenth president of the United States, entered office at a critical period in U. S. history, just before the Civil War, and showed, through the theme of anti-naturalism, the evolution from the country-bumbkin hero living in the lower class society of the...
of the black slaves, and that he was able to hold the country together during the Civil War. Coming from such a low-class family who didn't give Abe much chances in life, he sure did prove predestination wrong in the sense that he became an incredibly astounding individual who did some of the greatest things for our country known to man. Throughout the life of Abraham Lincoln, accomplishments such as the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and surviving the Civil War really show just where Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, got the name, "HONEST ABE."