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Lincoln Film Review

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Lincoln Film Review
The 2012 film Lincoln focuses on Abraham Lincoln's struggle to keep his proclamation of
emancipation from 1863 in place and his efforts to end the civil war and keep all slaves free. The
movie dives into the intricacies of passing the Thirteenth Amendment in Congress before the slave
states returned to the Union. The Executive branch of the government has the right to carry out the
United States laws, but they cannot make them themselves. The work of creating and passing laws
is left to the Legislative branch. Because of this reason, Lincoln and his group of advisors have to
maneuver through the different factions of Congress and get the Thirteenth amendment passed into
law to prevent the re-enslavement of black people once the war is over.
During the Civil War, slave states left the Union, leaving the federal government with little
to no opposition to their decisions and reach. Surrendering southern states have no choice but to
agree with the conditions laid down by the government to end the war. The war has devastated the
south. The loss of the slave labor that was the primary income and source of economic
independence of the south enables the federal government to control the events in the south and
the whole country without much opposition. The national government war effort and victory also
sends a strong message of power throughout the entire nation. President Abraham Lincoln is
resolute on ending the bloodshed, but his number one priority is to keep the slaves free within the
confederate states. In the war and during his campaign to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln
is focused and unwilling to give up on his dream and the nation's dream. Lincoln is a man full of
compassion for all and wants equality for all humans. Despite its more powerful forces and
financial resources, and industrial advancement, the conquest of the North is attributed to Lincoln's
statesmanship. By the end of the war, Lincoln has become a masterful war general and politician.

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The civil war brings about a flurry of changes in the United States and the government.
The re-integration of the confederate states back into the Union took place gradually, and all black
people were allowed to become citizens of the United States. Congress became more powerful
than ever now that the nation was changing. It was upon them to create new laws and amend old
ones to accommodate all the changes brought by the end of the war, unity of the nation once more,
and the new citizens who were formerly slaves.

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References
Spielberg, S. (Director). (2012) Lincoln [Film]. Twentieth Century Fox


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Discussions

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1. Relatives
Do you know of any relatives that have fought in the American Civil War? If yes, please share
who they were and where they came from and what they did. My Great Great Grandfather
(William Henry Vernold) fought for the Union with the 144 NY Volunteers. This regiment was
part of the contingent of Union Soldiers that freed Fort Sumter from Confederate control.

2. Confederate Flag
Should this be banned from all public and private viewing? Why or WHy not?
The confederate flag is a symbol of racist and slavery tendencies that inspired the American
Civil War. Due to the message of hate and disgust, remind the Americans that the flag should be
banned from public and private viewing. Human beings are born free, and slavery is a great
disserve to the notion hence the confederate flag that was a symbol of enslavers should be
banned from public places.

3. Modern-Day Civil War
Do you believe the United States will ever have another Civil War? Why or Why not?
The possibility of the United States having a civil war depends on how the people of color are
treated and address the injustices. There have been prejudices that have acted as the impetus to
trigger a modern-day civil war, such as the murder of George Floyd that spiked the Black Lives
Matter movement. However, due to the justice system that addresses such discriminatory

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treatments, the civil war did not break into armed conflict. The availability of an expeditious and
responsive judiciary limits the possibility of a modern-day civil war in the United States.

4. Jefferson Davis
Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHNTQ81QKg
What are three things you learned from watching this about Jefferson Davis?
From the video, Jefferson Davis was the confederate President. He didn't admit defeat from
confederate forces. Even after signing the confederacy surrender in 1865 by general Grant and
Lee signed. He set up a temporary Government in Danville with his trusted advisers ostensibly to
continue fighting the Union forces. He was arrested in Georgia and transported to Fort Monroe,
where he was held and was released on a presidential pardon in 1868. He viewed the African
Americans as inferior to the white men and alluded that the South was ruled by Yankees and
Negros. He passed on in 1889, and his remains are in Richmond, Virginia (Whistler, 2017).

5. Confederate Presidential Plaque
Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTxvLtsTy9I
Do you think this was appropriate? Why or why not?

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I think the removal of the plaque was appropriate because Jefferson's ideals did not resonate with
the values of the church (Bradley, 2017). The church believes in inequality based on Christian
ideals, something that Jefferson did not believe in as he viewed African Americans as inferior
human beings.

6. General Lee
Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeGBpTFZhh4
Why did General Lee refuse the command of his Union Army? What would you have done if
you were General Lee? Why?
General Lee refused to lead the Union Forces because Virginia was his home and his family
lived there. He further argued that the President should not raise an army to fight his countrymen.
I would have refused to lead the military as the war could have threatened the peace of my
family, who lived in Virginia, the supposed enemy that I was to invade.

7. Fort Sumter
Watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IwgtrMKKM
Why do you believe this was where the civil war began?

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The first shots and bombardments were fired at Fort Sumpter, and I believe that the war began at
the Fort. President Lincoln notified the confederate governments that they would reprovision the
Fort with humanitarian supplies. The confederates viewed the move as aggression and a
challenge to the sovereign claim of the Fort. Major Beauregard ordered the Fort's surrender, and
Major Henderson declined, and the former began Bombardments. Henderson lacks enough
provision and supplies to hold the war, and the Confederates took control of the Fort (Pinsker,
2016). I believe the takeover by the Confederates triggered the civil war as the Union felt
threatened by the confederates.

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References
Bradley, L. (2017, August 26). Portland church removes plaque honoring Confederate
President. Www.youtube.com. https://youtu.be/QTxvLtsTy9I
Pinsker, M. (2016, November 15). Sound Smart: Fort Sumter and the Civil War | History.
Www.youtube.com. https://youtu.be/c3IwgtrMKKM
Whistler, S. (2017, March 23). The Story Behind the Famous Saigon Execution Photo.
Www.youtube.com. https://youtu.be/kjMW6xoJAZ0
Zappis. (2012, January 15). Robert E. Lee refuses command of the Union Army.
Www.youtube.com. https://youtu.be/aeGBpTFZhh4


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Gettysburg

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Gettysburg
On the brink of the civil war, North America was divided into two distinct factions from
1860 to 1865. North and South differed significantly on their approach and affiliation to handling
slavery and loyalty to union into one country, devolving the nation into war. In the early 1860s,
the North, led in campaigns by Abraham Lincoln and other abolitionists, was against slavery
(Acharya et al.,2016) and wanted a newly united nation where all men were equal. No race
would subjugate another. The South, however, was not ready or willing to let go of their slave
labor. Some states in the South argued that since they had chosen to join the union, they had the
right to secede and leave as their interests were no longer catered for by the union.
Federal control of territories became another point of contention as the South refused to
accept the federal authority in favor of self-governance. It would allow individual states in the
South (Dew, 2017) to expand on their slavery ...