1. Preservation of the Union 2. Vindication of democracy 3. Death of slavery 4. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation 5. His leadership during the American Civil War
-Giving the most known speech in American history(along with Martin Luther king Jr) Also known as the Gettysburg address
-He was known for being the president that went to serve in the military.
-As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Further, he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.
