Hey everyone,
I know he was facing issues with the south and north, the south being dissatisfied with the way the government was going...But what other big issues did he face? I mean like what was his pitch to the public to convince them to vote for him in 1860? Couldn't another candidate have done the same things that he did? Was his background even THAT impressive? I just cant understand why he was so popular... He didn't even really have an education and he grew up poor. Many of the qualities that Americans do not look for in a president...
I wikipedia'd the other candidates and they didn't look that bad. What do you guys think? Is Abe really all that?
I know he was facing issues with the south and north, the south being dissatisfied with the way the government was going...But what other big issues did he face? I mean like what was his pitch to the public to convince them to vote for him in 1860? Couldn't another candidate have done the same things that he did? Was his background even THAT impressive? I just cant understand why he was so popular... He didn't even really have an education and he grew up poor. Many of the qualities that Americans do not look for in a president...
I wikipedia'd the other candidates and they didn't look that bad. What do you guys think? Is Abe really all that?