Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is considered by most historians and most people today as the greatest president these Unitd States have ever seen. What makes Lincoln's success funny is that fact that he is considered a great president though many states actually seceded from the country just because he took office. When Lincoln took office, many states seceded from the union because they knew Lincoln was strongly against slavery. The issues of fighting slavery and the newly formed confederacy made Lincoln's presidency to be considered the greatest national crisis any president has had to face(Abraham Lincoln Presidential Accomplishments). Lincoln is considered the greatest president because he faced so much and excelled so brilliantly. Lincoln was a great strategist and this is highlighted in his Emancipation Proclamation in which he claimed all black men in the confederacy free. He stated this knowing that nothing would change, but he was able to make the war about freeing the black men instead of trying to save the union which was his true goal. Lincoln had such a strong character and such high leadership skills that he was able to keep other countries from getting involved in the civil war(R.J. Norton). Lincoln was such a successful president because he accomlished so many things. He was able to keep foreign countries out of our business and managed to make the war about slavery. His strong character and leadership led to the union staying together. Lincoln is the greatest president because he managed to keep the union together and he laid the ground work for the Abolition of slavery.

The Lincoln Memorial

One way I am going to compare the presidents support is by showing how many people visit each presidents memorial in a year just to show how much some are supported while others are not.
It is estimated that over 3.6 million people visit the Lincoln Memorial in a year(Lincoln Memorial, Wikipedia)