This quote illustrates the role of a Commander-in-chief. When the country is invaded or attacked, the president has powers to take <em>critical decisions</em> to deal with the imminent conflict. In the case of any crisis, the president is requesting the congress for <em>similar executive powers</em> in order to wage a war agaisnt the emergency, as if it were a real war.
1) Lincoln was an intelligent young man, seeing as though he taught himself how to read a write, despite dropping out of school at a young age.
2) Lincoln said that the United States could prevent the spread of slavery into other states.
3) Lincoln could’ve used the word “country” instead.
4) The Emancipation Proclamation essentially said that slaves who were freed could now fight for the Union.
5) Lincoln expressed his determination, which is a heroic quality, by teaching himself how to read, write, and practice law. His dexterity is heroic.
I don't understand your question. What role did they play in what exactly? I could be able to help you if I knew what you were referring to.
“We will visit the Holy Land, and see those places hallowed by the footsteps of the Savior. There is no city on earth I so much desire to see as Jerusalem.”