The first thing that made Abraham stand out from other US presidents was the fact that he was the first ever republican to serve in the house. This was a major step for the country due to the fact that the republican view was a change in the way the country looked at its issues. Before the US had solely looked through the eyes of democratic viewpoints, as a matter of fact the US had been this way for 15 presidents time. However, now for the 16th president there was a revolutionary person in the White House that would forever change the US. …show more content…
This means that he was very interested and involved in war. Abraham had always been involved with the war in some type of way but his level of involvement changed during his time of presidency. During the time that Lincoln was serving the Civil war was occurring, and he was right in the middle of it. As a result of Lincoln's highly militaristic tactics and wanting to protect his country he led the US through the war. In the end of all the mayhem Lincoln and the US came out victorious! What Lincoln's bravery and effort showed during the war was that he was very passionate about his country and protecting it. This was a value which the best president must