Lincoln's Legacy
Delivered on January 1, 1863, this document declared the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Delivered on November 19, 1863, this famous speech was given at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania
What is the Gettysburg Address?
This event on April 14, 1865, involved John Wilkes Booth and took place at Ford's Theatre
What is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
In his Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865), Lincoln set a "conciliatory tone" and called for this rather than punishment for the South.
What is peaceful reconciliation?
The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the Civil War's focus from only preserving the Union to also doing this
What is ending slavery?