Friday, September 19, 2014
Aftermath of Civil War
Today we talked about the aftermath of the Civil War and what effects it had brought to the country. After Lincoln's death, he was remembered as the man who changed America. He managed to put an end to slavery, he delivered the most famous speech in America (Gettysburg Address) which honored the soldiers who lost their lives but managed to win the war, and finally showed himself to be a president who was looked upon heavily during the Civil War under immense pressure to make the right decisions. During the documentary God in America, we witnessed many pictures of soldiers after the war who were badly wounded and killed on the battleground. Lincoln felt responsible for all the lives lost and took the decision to visit many hospitals where the sick lay in the beds to comfort them. Overall, Lincoln was the one of the greatest men who shaped this country for what is it today by making the most effective choices in his career while managing to preserve the Union.
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What would have happened if Lincoln allowed the South to succeed from the Union? Do you think the South would have been able to thrive on its own or eventually join the Union again?
ReplyDeleteI agree because he did help a lot of people. He saved a lot of slaves of being lynched and killed. He did his best to try and help America the best he could
ReplyDeleteIf Lincoln allowed the South to succeed, the South would not be able to survive on their own. I think they would be able to survive and figure things out for awhile, but as time went on, their economy, which is based solely on cotton wouldn't be enough to sustain them. Also, I think that even if Lincoln allowed the South to succeed, the civil war would still happen, because it was such a major problem in America at that time that it would be impossible to not fight about it.
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