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Republican Abraham Lincoln was running on an anti-slavery platform. The popular vote showed just how split the nation was
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Homestead Act was approved,granting family farms 160 acres of land to settlers.
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President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stating by January 1, 1863 all slaves in place of the rebellion would be free
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The 13th amendment which was abolishing slavery takes affect
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Civil Rights Act of 1866 which was passed by congress was the first law to protect african american rights