Essay about Linclon and Slavry

5 pages

1. What were the ideas that Lincoln had about slavery? Did Lincoln have a firm stance on slavery or did his ideas change over time? Why do you think this is the case? 2. Was there anything that, politically speaking, was more important to Lincoln than the issue of slavery? What legal questions did the issue of slavery raise in antebellum America? 3. What was the ultimate goal of the Emancipation Proclamation? What effect(s) did Lincoln hope it would have on the war? What were the immediate effects of the Emancipation Proclamation? What were the long term effects? 4. Do you think that the office of the President was granted the power by the Constitution to take the actions that President Lincoln took? How did Lincoln explain and justify his decision regarding slavery? Do you think that he was justified in his actions? Why or why not?

Your paper should be presented in the following format: Provide a cover sheet for your paper. Address the issues presented above in five full pages (excluding cover and reference pages). Use formal language and proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Provide an introduction and a conclusion to your paper. Include a reference or works cited page for the paper and be sure to provide properly formatted bibliographies for the required readings. (Use the Ivy Tech Online Library for additional citation resources, or visit http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ for MLA and APA guides.) Students are welcome to access additional outside sources, but these must be included on the reference page. Students must cite sources within the text of the paper: both direct and indirect quotes must be followed by an in-text citation. Omitting in-text citations or citing sources incorrectly can be considered plagiarism. Students may use either MLA or APA formats, but the chosen format must be used correctly and consistently. Use standard font and type (Times New Roman or Calibri, 12-point), double-spacing, and one-inch margins. The required cover and reference sheets do not count towards content pages.