Historians Release New Ranking of Presidents

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Strategyking92 said:

Kasz216 said:

perculator said:
What people are forgeting about lincoln is the emancipation proclamation, which DID NOT only freed the slaves, not really, but kept Britain out of the war. With Britain in the war the south would of won. That is why Lincoln is credited for keeping the US together, not because he just sat back and ran the war.

I'm taking this into account.  I just think just about any president would of made the same move anyway though.

 

 

well.. britain and the confderacy were on trading terms. So I guess they sort of helped the confederates. I mean, an ironclad (or was it just a ship?) sailed all the way to britain , then surrendered.

Which is why anyone would of made the move.

The confederacy had to be "punished" and by making the Civil War about slavery it kept Britain and France out.

It was an easy call.