1. To what extent was Lincoln "uncompromising"? To what extent was Thaddeus Stevens (leader of the Radical Republicans) "uncompromising"? What were they willing to compromise on? What were they not willing to compromise on?
Lincoln was uncompromising on the basis that he wanted to get the 13th amendment passed and was willing to do anything and everything to secure the votes, despite many setbacks and many people telling him to stop and telling him that the amendment would not get passed. Thaddeus Stevens was uncompromising in the fact that he was strongly against slavery and he was willing to take any pressure that resulted from him being so against slavery. Despite taking a constant barrage or insults he was uncompromising in his beliefs and views never straying from his core value and support for the 13th amendment. They were willing to compromise on a lot of things such as peace talks with the south, but they were never willing to compromise on the 13th amendment always doing things that defend and gather much needed support, but never compromising the amendment itself.
2. To what extent did the movie provide evidence of Lincoln's perspective as depicted in the Lincoln letters?
The movie provided certain evidences of Lincoln's perspective such as the ones depicted in the Lincoln letters. In the Lincoln letters he is always against slavery on a moral and humane standpoint shown in the movie where he constantly feels sadness for the slaves and knows that what is happening is not right. But In the Lincoln letters he is increasingly in support of a law that would abolish slavery and uses the constitution to back up his claim, because in the constitution it says "all men are created equal" which is uses a lot to support the amendment both in the Lincoln letters and in the movie. Lincoln is also feeling a sense of increasing urgency to have a law passed that would abolish slavery both in the movie and in the Lincoln letters.
3. Why did Lincoln believe the 13th Amendment was essential?
Lincoln had always wanted to abolish slavery and he realized that an amendment would be needed to do that since the Emancipation Proclamation did not guarantee the abolishment of slavery in all states. He also believed it was essential because when the southern states joined the union again because their defeat was only a matter of time at that point the chances of the amendment being passed would be extremely slim so it was essential to pass the bill now where the chances of success would be greatest.
4. How did the film complicate the narrative that the North was against slavery and/or for racial equality, while the South was for slavery and against racial equality?
The film complicated this narrative because it showed that not everybody in the North was against slavery and for racial equality. It showed that people in the North were not always against slavery in fact there was a large divided opinion among the North about the issue of slavery.
5. For what reasons did people seem to resist the ending of slavery? Did the film depict this as a matter of concern for property rights, or something else?
A reason people seemed to resist the ending of slavery was because they were concerned about the repercussions that all of those free slaves would cause and what that would do to the various aspects of life in the United States and how it would change with the freeing of slaves.
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