Preserving The Nation

Before leaving on Christmas Break, our class studied the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Based off everything that happened throughout this time period, yes a nation can be preserved by the use of military and politics. Abe Lincoln knew the south was seceeding illegally. It says in the Constitution that no one state can not seceed from the nation. The south doing such thing became known as the CSA. After doing so the president (Abe Lincoln) forgives them and still recognizes them as part of the nation. Our president at the time did not want to start a war but unfortunately it started April 1861. After the fight in Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address was written. Lincoln recognized all of the soldiers that fought throughout this terrible war. In 1867 the reconstruction act came into play. This divided former confederate states into 5 military districts each with a union general, so there was the military enforcing the law.

I believe that everything need order and control. Thats why everywhere there are leaders. For example, at home the parents are usually the ones making all of the decisions or with the final say so. Also at school, the one person that makes all of the decisions is the Principal. Then there are the teachers, and last the students. By Abe Lincoln putting the soldiers in the 5 different confederate states was a smart decision because the CSA turned their back on the Union and were able to do it again. Another thing is when Abe Lincoln declared what the Confederacy was doing was unconstitutional. The United States needs control now and will need it later.

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