1. Lincoln was "uncompromising" when he kept pushing for slavery to be abolished even when many people opposed his judgement. Thaddeus Stevens was "uncompromising" when he continued to disagree with Lincoln's methods on spreading popularity for the amendment. however, the did agree on hiring the men to persuade members of the house to vote in favor of the amendment.
2. The movie shows the conflict Lincoln was facing with going against the wishes of many in order to do what he knew was right morally. Both the movie and letters convened the well.
3. Lincoln was in such a rush to get the 13th amendment passed because if he didn't get it passed before the war ended then the Emancipation Proclamation could be removed and slavery would be reinstated.
4. The movie made it somewhat complicated when discussing who was pro-slavery and anti-slavery because members of the house began to flip sides and then flip back which began to get confusing after while.
5. Many people were worried about their businesses going under, or blacks gaining too many rights. This wasn't shown that much in the film except for the scene where Lincoln is talking to the couple towards the beginning of the film, and the couple said that they were in favor of the amendment unless the war was almost over, in which case the would like to keep slavery.
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