{"id":24848,"date":"2023-07-21T01:37:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T01:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/does-abraham-lincoln-deserve-the-title-the-great-emancipator-say-why-why-not\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T01:37:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T01:37:44","slug":"does-abraham-lincoln-deserve-the-title-the-great-emancipator-say-why-why-not","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/does-abraham-lincoln-deserve-the-title-the-great-emancipator-say-why-why-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Abraham Lincoln deserve the title “The Great Emancipator?” Say why\/why not."},"content":{"rendered":"

1.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>An
\nessay question is given below. This question constitutes a controversial issue
\nin the Civil War period. will be graded on how well you employ historical
\nevidence in order to prove your thesis statement and your supporting arguments.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>will
\nbe graded on the quality of your explanation and on the breadth and suitability
\nof the historical examples given. Your essay should be relevant to the
\nquestion, and the information presented in a clear, logical and coherent
\nfashion.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

4.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>What
\nmatters for this paper is quality over quantity; namely, if you can beautifully
\narticulate your point. However, the more relevant evidence you adduce, the more
\nconvincing your arguments, and, thus, the better your grade.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>You
\nmust cite your sources! <\/span><\/p>\n

6.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Just
\nmake sure that you consult credible academic sources and be wary of sources
\nlike Wikipedia!<\/span><\/p>\n

7.    
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>how
\nto identify historical significance, how to analyze historical primary sources,
\nand how to construct a historical argument. one rule historians live by is
\nto always contextualize their subject!<\/b> That means that when
\nyou judge Lincoln in your essay, you may not judge him against 21st<\/sup> century
\nstandards. To hold a historical subject against one\u2019s own modern standards
\nmakes for very bad history. Therefore, when you examine Lincoln or cast your
\njudgment on him, compare him to his peers and judge him against the standards
\nof the 19th<\/sup> century. This will make you sound like a
\nprofessional and objective historian.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Basic Principles for History
\nEssays<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1.     <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Good
\nhistorical essays are sharply focused on a limited topic.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.     <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Historical
\nessays should have a clearly stated argument (thesis).<\/span><\/p>\n

3.     <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Historical
\nessays are built, step by step, on carefully acknowledged evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.     <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Historical
\nessays should include original, dispassionate thoughts of the author.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.     <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>History
\nessays are clearly written with an intended audience in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

 This is an example of how
\nit should be written<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWere American Indians the
\nVictims of Genocide?\u201d by Guenter Lewy<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

–Introduction: Lewy introduces
\nthe problem, namely, that it is common for historians to deem the Indians\u2019
\nplight in American History as intentional genocide on the part of
\nEuro-Americans. He presents numerous historiography in order to validate this
\nproblem. He then presents his thesis: \u201cThat American Indians suffered horribly
\nis indisputable. But whether their suffering amounted to a \u2018holocaust,\u2019 or to
\ngenocide, is another matter\u201d (45).<\/span><\/p>\n

–Body: First argument: Most
\nIndians died of infectious diseases brought by the Europeans\u2014does not prove
\ngenocidal intent. There is no conclusive evidence of biological warfare being
\nused against the Indians intentionally. The U.S. government even tried to
\ninoculate the Indians against smallpox.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second argument: The Pequot
\nMassacre (1636) is not evidence of genocidal intent. He cites that the Indians
\nhad been torturing prisoners outside the forts and threatening villages, so the
\nPuritans reacted out of self-protection\u2014not necessarily out of intent to commit
\ngenocide. Same issue with King Philip\u2019s War (1675\/76). The council in Boston
\nstill would punish colonists who cruelly murdered Indians.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third argument: warfare on the
\nPlains against Indians usually followed the rules of war. The U.S. army under
\nSherman and Sheridan were combating Indians raids. Methods of destroying lodges
\nand stores of food in order to force the Indians into submission. Ex. of
\nWounded Knee\u2014\u201ctragic accident of war\u201d (50). He notes that some Indian women and
\nchildren were allowed out of the encampment and wounded Indian warriors were
\ngiven medical care.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth argument: under the
\ndefinition of genocide stipulated by the General Assembly of the United
\nNations, the deaths of Indians do not constitute genocide because they were not
\nintentionally aimed at destroying the Indians as a cultural group. Exception of
\nCalifornia Indian atrocities.<\/span><\/p>\n

–Conclusion: Lewy argues that
\none must always contextualize their judgment of historical actors. Namely, one
\ncannot impose the values or standards of one\u2019s own time period on past
\nsocieties, which did not necessarily share the same values and standards.
\nOverall, Lewy claims the conduct of war mostly followed the standards of right
\nand wrong for the respective time period. In America\u2019s case, genocide was more
\nan individual guilt\u2014not the whole nation or the government\u2019s intention.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And this is
\nthe topic for the essay Please professionally respond to the following question thank you.<\/span>

\n

\nDoes Abraham Lincoln deserve the title “The
\nGreat Emancipator?” Say why\/why not.<\/span><\/span>

\n

\n

\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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