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The election of 1860 proved to be one of the most momentous in American history as it came at a time of national crisis and brought Abraham Lincoln to the white house
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Lincoln's election in 1860 brought the southern states at the point of secession and Lincoln to a faithful question: should he allow peaceful secession or should he coarse the rebels to stay in union
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Decree by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people living in confederate states
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Kept blacks and whites segregated, or apart segregation laws enacted in the south after reconstruction
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the amendment freed all slaves
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Ku Klax plan played an important role in restoring white rule in North Carolina, Tennesse and Georgia
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Defined citizens in such a way that all people born in America were considered citizens slaves freed through 13th amendment became citizens through 14th amendment
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This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote.
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The election of 1876 signaled the end of reconstruction and was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential election in the American history
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A number of cases are addressed under this Supreme court decision.Decided that the civil rights act of 1875 was unconstitutional.
