Политиката на Ейбрахам Линкълн в пограничните щати, 1861-1865 г. Част 1: реконструкция на щатското управление
The Abraham Lincoln's Policy in Border States, 1861-1865. Part 1: The Reconstruction of the State Government

Summary/Abstract: April 12, 1861 marks the beginning of the bloodiest conflict in American history – the Civil war. The Union, on the one hand, and the Confederacy, on the other hand, are trying to attract as many states and territories as possible. Most valuable for the governments in Washington DC and Richmond are the so-called “border states” – Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. The importance of these states results in various facts: 1) their vast population, which is extremely important during war; 2) their abounding sources, and 3) but not least, their strategic geographical position. Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis resort to many actions to win the border states. In the end, the winner in that competition is Lincoln with his course in three of these states coinciding with the President’s reconstruction policy.

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