An Unbreakable Union Essay -- American History, Politics, Lincoln

An Unbreakable marrowAs Abraham Lincoln was sworn into the office of president of the United States of America, the nation was deeply divided, with several states having seceded to form the Confederate States of America. He promised to preserve, protect, and defend (Doc 1) the Union and its federal forts and property in the league that were existence dismant conduct and appropriated by the South. Lincoln further promised in his address that no State can lawfully leave the Union (Doc 1) and that he would reassert the laws of the Union in the rebellious states. What role did Lincoln take in the fifty-fiftyts among his inauguration and the outbreak of the Civil War? Was he preparing for peace, or supplying for war? Lincoln took a order role in the events stellar(a) to the outbreak of hostilities. Not only did he attempt to negotiate a peaceful resolution and open dialogues with Southern officials, he tried to predominate in his advisors who challenged his positions, and cement ed his administrations stance on the question of secession. preliminary to Lincolns inauguration in March, Lincoln played direct and indirect roles in the events that shaped the beginning of a civil war. Although the prox cabinet members around him urged him to make statements to convince the South he had no intentions of abolishing slavery in their states, he did nothing of the kind, refusing to make public statements until he was sworn into office. He refused to do this because he was already on set down for saying he had no constitutional powers (until he was made president) yet, and because he felt it would be a sign of weakness to be compelled to retroflex his sentiments over and again, and to be kept on the defensive they would seize upon around any letter I could wri... ...secession, he was prepared for the possibility of war, precisely had no plans to attack the South. He made offers with the South to trade the forts for assurances of peace, and even ordered his men to surrender if it would save their lives. While Lincolns decision to supply the fort with provisions was a provocation and led to a Confederate attack, Lincoln never made the order to blast on the South first, and he took steps, continuously, to avoid a conflict and probe to reason with the Southern government.Lincoln had no plans for war, and his reinforcement of Fort Sumter was to roll its status as a federal fort, not to force the Confederacy into starting a war. Both sides had an aim whether it was to gain complete independence or pull back the secessionist states into the Union, neither was willing to back down, and the responsibility for the war rests on both sides.