“The Impact of the Dispute over Slavery on Democracy during Lincoln’s Presidency”

PROMPT: Discuss how the dispute over slavery during the presidency of Lincoln altered the nation’s concept of democracy.  Examine Lincoln’s reasoning for passing the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment into law and how such decisions were perceived by both northerners and southerners during the war.
INSTRUCTIONS:
You will need to construct and submit a five paragraph thesis driven essay. Your essay must be footnoted  or use another form of in-text citation when referencing the text and primary documents.  You are expected to use plenty of citations from the primary sources and the McPherson reader . The essay must contain a work cited page using APA format.  
you will need to use McPherson, James. For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War. (Oxford University Press. 1997)
i dont have any access to this mcpherson textbook so you will need to find it.