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I chose this photo because it portrays Abraham Lincoln, the president of the United States at the time. I want to discuss this topic because of the major impact he had in the Civil War. He lead the North to victory in an onslaught of soldiers from both the North and the South. He abolished slavery in the United States and brought the North and South back together. But he also pissed people off in the process. He made 10% of every state make an oath of loyalty, which angered citizens that were caught in the middle of something they had no part in. Doing so is what got him assassinated in the Ford Theater by a man named John Wilks Booth. Lincoln was one of the most important presidents in the history of the United States. What he did changed the lives of millions forever.