[DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln and slavery - Wikipedia [PAR] Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery is one of the central issues in American 
history. ... Lincoln, the leader most associated with the end of slavery in the 
United States, ... When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are 
created equal, ..... Colonization of freed slaves was long seen by many as an 
answer to the... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln and the End of Slavery | HISTORY [PAR] Reading and writing is illegal. And all slaves must carry documents to show 
which master owns them. Once every four or five ... It remained to be seen 
whether it could survive Civil War. ... And by the end of the war, it is likely that 
Lincoln is committed to not just ending slavery, but ensuring full citizenship to the 
'black race'. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln Primary Sources - Civil War Trust [PAR] Learn more about Abraham Lincoln with this collection of primary sources. ... 
Abraham Lincoln was the first president in American history to declare a ... 
Lincoln wowed New York City with this bold argument against the expansion of 
slavery. ... Sherman presented Lincoln with a tremendous Christmas gift at the 
end of 1864. [DOC] [TLE] The Emancipation Proclamation [ushistory.org] [PAR] U.S. History ..... Americans tend to think of the Civil War as being fought to end 
slavery. ... This image shows a Union soldier reading the Proclamation to a slave 
household. ... David Blythe imagined a scene like this when he painted President 
Lincoln ... Eventually, the Emancipation Proclamation led to the proposal and... [DOC] [TLE] Our Documents - 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition ... [PAR] Featuring 100 milestone documents of American history from the National 
Archives. ... 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865). 
document info. ... On February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln approved the 
Joint... [DOC] [TLE] We still lie about slavery: Here's the truth about how the American ... [PAR] Sep 7, 2014 ... All these decades later, our history books are filled with myths and mistruths. ... A 
beautiful late April day, seventy-two years after slavery ended in the ... hiring 
construction workers to build schools and artists to paint murals. .... to the modern 
economy nor contributed to economic expansion. ..... Most Read. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Make research projects and school reports about Abraham Lincoln easy with ... 
Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old 
man. ..... Though Lincoln is generally seen as a model of the strong president 
who ..... Many northerners feared that the end of slavery in the South would 
inundate... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln's White House - White House Historical Association [PAR] On a hot summer day in August 1864, Abraham Lincoln strolled from his ... In 
Lincolns presidency it remained the stub seen here, construction halted. ... a 
draped table, his arm resting on a document representing the Emancipation 
Proclamation. ... freely in the building to create his history painting of The First 
Reading of the... [DOC] [TLE] Founding Fathers and Slaveholders | History | Smithsonian [PAR] George Washington, shown here in an 1853 lithograph, oversees his slaves at 
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toward equality. ... He thought abolition of slavery might be accomplished by the 
young men of ..... Personally I seek historical documents when I want to know the 
truth... [DOC] [TLE] Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation: Online Exhibit: New York ... [PAR] Oct 15, 2012 ... Solemnly, Lincoln sat down at the table, the document spread out before him. ... 
gave the South a hundred days' notice to end the rebellion or forfeit their ... "If my 
name ever goes into history it will be for this act," he told the people .... read aloud 
a sketchily composed preliminary order freeing slaves in the... [DOC] [TLE] What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? | Teaching American History [PAR] Full Document; Summary; Related Documents; Academic Standards

Question: In the painting seen here, Lincoln is reading this historic document that led to the end of slavery
Answer: the Emancipation Proclamation