Point 1
Clear Statement Abraham Lincoln’s plan to table the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery; despite not having the full support of the Republican Party
Brief Summary
According to the movie, Abraham Lincoln decided to table the 13th Amendment in the Senate, which would abolish slavery. Lincoln tabled it at a time when the Civil War was all but won and knew that once the south lost or surrendered, it would be difficult for him to pass the Amendment in the senate. Lincoln knew that people in the conservative faction of the Republican Party would not support the abolition of slavery, as ...