He expanded his war powers, imposed a blockade on Confederate ports, disbursed funds before appropriation by Congress, suspended habeas corpus, and arrested and imprisoned thousands of suspected Confederate sympathizers.
hiː ɛkspˈændᵻd hɪz wˈɔːɹ pˈaʊɚz, ɪmpˈoʊzd ɐ blɑːkˈeɪd ˌɔn kənfˈɛdɚɹət pˈoːɹts, dɪsbˈɜːst fˈʌndz bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐpɹˌoʊpɹɪˈeɪʃən baɪ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, səspˈɛndᵻd hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːɹpəs, ænd ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ænd ɪmpɹˈɪzənd θˈaʊzəndz ʌv səspˈɛktᵻd kənfˈɛdɚɹət sˈɪmpəθˌaɪzɚz.