USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln led the Union through the American Civil War to defend the nation as a constitutional union and succeeded in abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -As president of the nation and leader of his party as well as commander in chief, Lincoln was principally responsible for shaping and defining national policy. From first to last, that policy was the preservation of the United States as one nation, indivisible, and as a republic based on majority rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abraham Lincoln Lincoln was president during the Civil War, with his election being cited by southern states as one of the reasons for their succession. Lincoln’s two terms in office saw the Union defeat the Confederacy and the abolition of slavery in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the Senate, however, the fall of Sumter was the latest in a series of events that culminated in war. On November 6, 1860, in an election that brought the new Republican Party to national power, Abraham Lincoln was elected president by a strictly northern vote.