1. LINCOLN’S WISE WORDS

2. First Inaugural Address What is an inaugural Address? The speech to the nation the president gives when he first becomes president summarizing what his goals are for his presidency

3. LINCOLN’S WISE WORDS First Inaugural Address When did he give the speech? March 4, 1861 What did he say? 1.Focused on support for the North without further alienating the South 2.Used Jackson’s Nullification Crisis, Clay’s Compromise of 1850, and the U.S. Constitution for guidance 3.Avoided mentioning slavery

4. LINCOLN’S WISE WORDS Emancipation Proclamation When did he issue this proclamation? Sept 22, 1862 after the Union won at Antietam What did he say? 1.Document freed the slaves in Confederate states 2.Did NOT free the slaves in the border states

5. LINCOLN’S WISE WORDS Gettysburg Address When did he give the speech? November 19, 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg What did he say? Expressed Lincoln’s finest words about the purpose of the war “And that government by the people, for the people, and of the people, shall never perish from this earth”

6. LINCOLN’S WISE WORDS Second Inaugural Address W hen did he give the speech? March 4, 1865, a few weeks before the war ended What did he say? Vision for peace and harmony between the North and South