Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

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The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln was the period from 1861 to 1865 during which Lincoln led the United States through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation that began the process of ending slavery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
presidency
chronologyWithinConflict early and middle phases of the American Civil War
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
endCause Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
endTime 1865-04-15
followedBy Presidency of Andrew Johnson
goal Abolition of slavery in the United States
Preservation of the Union
hasPart First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
historicalSignificance initiation of federal abolition of slavery
preservation of the United States as a single nation-state
legislativeBody United States Congress
locatedInTimePeriod American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
mainOpponent Confederate States of America
notableSpeech First inaugural address of Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address
Second inaugural address of Abraham Lincoln
officeHolder Abraham Lincoln
policy Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction planning
Union war strategy
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeldBy 16th president of the United States
precededBy Presidency of James Buchanan
significantEvent American Civil War
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Creation of the Medal of Honor
Emancipation Proclamation
Establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture
Gettysburg Address
Homestead Act of 1862
Morrill Land-Grant Acts
linked to: Morrill Act of 1862

National Banking Acts
New York City draft riots
linked to: Draft Riots

Pacific Railway Act of 1862
Siege of Vicksburg
Suspension of habeas corpus in the United States
Ten percent plan
linked to: Wade–Davis Bill

Thanksgiving national holiday proclamation
Trent Affair
Wade–Davis Bill
startCause 1860 United States presidential election
startTime 1861-03-04
vicePresident Andrew Johnson
Hannibal Hamlin

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Thomas "Tad" Lincoln associatedWith Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Salmon P. Chase partOf Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Militia Act of 1862 temporalContext Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
History of the Administration of President Lincoln mainSubject Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Bates notableEvent Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Frederick William Seward partOf Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
False Claims Act originalSponsor Abraham Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Act of June 28, 1864 politicalContext Lincoln administration
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
ALPLM subjectArea presidency of Abraham Lincoln
linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln