Abraham Lincoln is considered by many historians to be the greatest American President. His drive to end slavery and to unify the nation was at great personal cost. For this assignment, you will access two important primary sources authored by Abraham Lincoln.
Using the Internet, review the following primary source document:
[Lincoln, A.?]. [ca. 1863].
The Emancipation Proclamation
. Archived document, U.S. National Archives & Records Administration. Retrieved from
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/
emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
In addition, research the Internet for
The Gettysburg Address.
The
Webliography
for this module contains a link to this resource.
Based on your analysis of all the readings for this module, respond to the following:
What is Lincoln’s perception of liberty and equality?
Why did he place so much importance on the destruction of slavery and the continuation of one nation?
What examples from both documents demonstrate both civil liberties and rights?
Support your statements with appropriate scholarly references.
Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
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1. Abraham Lincoln is considered by many historians to be the
greatest American President. His drive to end slavery and to
unify the nation was at great personal cost. For this assignment,
you will access two important primary sources authored by
Abraham Lincoln.
Using the Internet, review the following primary source
document:
[Lincoln, A.?]. [ca. 1863].
The Emancipation Proclamation
. Archived document, U.S. National Archives & Records
Administration. Retrieved from
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/
emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
In addition, research the Internet for
The Gettysburg Address.
The
Webliography
for this module contains a link to this resource.
Based on your analysis of all the readings for this module,
respond to the following:
What is Lincoln’s perception of liberty and equality?
Why did he place so much importance on the destruction of
slavery and the continuation of one nation?
What examples from both documents demonstrate both civil
liberties and rights?
Support your statements with appropriate scholarly references.
Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources.
![Abraham Lincoln is considered by many historians to be the
greatest American President. His drive to end slavery and to
unify the nation was at great personal cost. For this assignment,
you will access two important primary sources authored by
Abraham Lincoln.
Using the Internet, review the following primary source
document:
[Lincoln, A.?]. [ca. 1863].
The Emancipation Proclamation
. Archived document, U.S. National Archives & Records
Administration. Retrieved from
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/
emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
In addition, research the Internet for
The Gettysburg Address.
The
Webliography
for this module contains a link to this resource.
Based on your analysis of all the readings for this module,
respond to the following:
What is Lincoln’s perception of liberty and equality?
Why did he place so much importance on the destruction of
slavery and the continuation of one nation?
What examples from both documents demonstrate both civil
liberties and rights?
Support your statements with appropriate scholarly references.
Write your initial response in a minimum of 300 words. Apply
APA standards to citation of sources.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/abrahamlincolnisconsideredbymanyhistorianstobethegreatest-221204093447-18f5b250/85/Abraham-Lincoln-is-considered-by-many-historians-to-be-the-greatest-docx-1-320.jpg)
