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The Lincoln Administration’s Efforts to Maintain the Federal Unity

Author: HeFengLing
Tutor: GuanShaoJi
School: Shandong University
Course: World History
Keywords: Lincoln administration Maintenance of federal unity American Civil War
CLC: K712.43
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2008
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Abstract


Historical materialism as a guide to the historical facts as the basis, drawing on the research results at home and abroad, discusses the Lincoln government to maintain the federal unified struggle. : Lincoln argument from the jurisprudence of the state the right to secede from the Union. Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, a southern separatists begin seceded, claiming that according to the national constitution of any state in the federal can legally do not need to get the consent of the federal or state under peacefully seceded from the union on the grounds any of the states have some almighty divine supremacy. At this point, the long advertised by the southern states Contingency became split federal tools. Lincoln, March 4, 1861, the first inaugural speech and statement by Congress on July 4 the same year, the special session, to refute the sophistry that state sovereignty, state the right to secede from the Union, the Federation has permanent, any a state secede yourself for the illegal separatist federal contrary to the will of the majority. Lincoln government to maintain federal unified as the primary goal of the civil war. April 14, 1861, the fall of the federal Fort Sumter. The next day, Lincoln declared war Confederate Civil War. After weighing the situation at home and abroad, the Lincoln administration to maintain federal reunification as the primary objective of the civil war, is significant: there is conducive to the unity of all forces that can be united to form the anti-\the eventual abolition of black slavery. Lincoln fight for a peaceful settlement of the North-South dispute at the use of force to restore national unity. Confederate established Lincoln strive to peaceful settlement of the North-South disputes, the South, as the Lincoln's moderation and compromise policy is a sign of weakness, then the shelling of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, provoking a civil war. Lincoln immediately made the decision to not hesitate to use force to defend the federal unified, called on all loyal citizens to fight for the restoration of national unity. Lincoln government wartime diplomatic strategy. After the outbreak of the Civil War, the federal government faces diplomatic task is to try to avoid the interference of the European powers, the civil war in the United States only. In the face of the grim situation, the Lincoln was able to calmly analyze the intricate relationship between the internal and external facing the United States, wit and decisively to take a series of diplomatic strategy. American Civil War Confederate and France proposed to mediation, are firmly opposed to selling weapons to Britain in order to avoid war with the United Kingdom, the British concessions \remain neutral; ink using the conflict between Russia and Britain and France, to take the pro-Russian Anti-British policy. The two measures taken by the Lincoln administration to reverse the war. The civil war has been carried out for more than a year, the North is still in a passive situation. In order to reverse the situation of the war, the Lincoln government enacted the Homestead Act and the Emancipation Proclamation, thus ensuring the material basis for federal to obtain civil war victory, to solve the manpower problem, to win the support of progressive forces in Europe. This article focus from the legal action, from internal affairs to the diplomatic and other aspects of the Lincoln administration for the maintenance of the federal unified struggle for a comprehensive, systematic exposition. Not yet involved in this field for both domestic and foreign academic or studies lack theoretical level, as a supplement. We train a chapter on Lincoln demonstrated the right of states seceded from the jurisprudence. Interpretation of Lincoln on national sovereignty, opposing secession theory for understanding that the name of \The study Lincoln government to maintain the federal unified struggle, there is a strong practical significance. Lincoln taken by the government against the division, restore national unity against foreign intervention, both in principle and flexibility diplomatic strategy, the courage and determination of the failure of peace efforts, the bold use of force to restore federal unity, all descendants role model and inspiration.

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CLC: > History, geography > History of America, > North America > United States > War of Independence and post-war capitalist development period ( 1775 ~ 1898 ) > Civil War (1861 ~ 1865 )
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