Abraham lincolns foreign policy

Lincoln was rigid and firm to preserve the Union, end the secession and legally enforce law and law within the nation. By the end of four years, more than 600, 000 people had died as a result of the war (Fuqua, Nell, and Dan Jankowski 76). During the way, President Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation that meant that all slaves in the Confederacy were to be freed and this greatly helped in making a change in from the bloody war of retaining the Union and making it a freedom battle. Lincoln was the first American Republican president and there was a great victory for the Union which brought to an end the perspective that sovereignty of the state had already superseded the authority of the federal government.

Lincoln was mercilessly murdered after a few days of surrendering the Confederate forces. Confederate Foreign Policy The main objectives of Lincoln Confederate foreign policy were to ensure that the new Southern nation gains diplomatic recognition from foreign powers and also enable unrestricted cotton trade between the nation and the British (Elsea 59). Abraham Lincoln was very successful in ensuring that the new Southern nation was internationally recognized and during the dry season in Europe, the nation would freely export cotton to European nations. Difference between Abraham Lincoln’s Confederate and John F. Kennedy’s Eisenhower Foreign Policies Lincoln’s Confederate foreign policy was a well-planned and executed which realized a lot of success. Lincoln led the military himself and was able to make the new Southern nation gain recognition from other European nations.

Seeking Foreign Recognition from European nations and Intervention in the War The effectiveness was the blockade was the major concern during the war. Confederacy was in high expectation that England would decide to escort their cotton importing ships from the south along the coast to prevent them from being attacked by the American forces. Catton was needed a lot by the British and that is why there was a high expectation of seeing the British forces escorting their transport vessels. To make sure that the British do not benefit from this cotton trade, the Confederacy decided to stop all-cotton export to Britain in 1861 (Hodge, Carl and Cathal 10). Surprisingly, no official intervention was made by the British government to counteract the blockade and they even kept mum when their ships were seizure by the Americans.

After that, many Europeans also did the same. According to the international law which had been signed by all European countries in 1856 after the Crimean War, belligerent’s status would allow American to make purchases of arms as well as contract loans from neutral nations (Lock-Pullan 69). The law also made it possible for England to offer safe harbors for merchant vessels and warships from the Confederate and the Union. In addition to that, the law allowed England to build warships and blockade runners for the Confederacy as well as debating in the parliament on the advantages of making active interventions in the war. However, the situation was not long-lived and it almost blocks into battle. Through the intervention, he was able to convince other European nations to allow America to purchase firearms as well as warships among other commodities.

Before this period, America would hardly buy firearms and other commodities from Europe. In addition to that, Abraham Lincoln was successful in fighting against the slave trade which was prevailing in some parts of America as well as other European nations. He strong fought against this because he considered it an inhuman act that had to be entirely eradicated. Abraham Lincoln's success during this foreign policy helped America to remain a superpower since other European nations respected America and they started selling firearms to America without restriction. Twenty-First Century Books, 2003. Combs, Jerald A.  The History of American Foreign Policy: To 1920. M. E. Presidents: feats & foul-ups. Hodge, Carl C. , and Cathal J. Nolan.  US Presidents and Foreign Policy. Wildside P LLC, 2008. Lock-Pullan, Richard.