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Election of Abraham Lincoln
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 -
Secession
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 -
The emancipation proclamation
Decree by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people living in confederate states -
Jim Crow's laws
Kept blacks and whites segregated, or apart segregation laws enacted in the south after reconstruction -
13th amendment
the amendment freed all slaves -
Formation of Ku Klax Klan
Ku Klax plan played an important role in restoring white rule in North Carolina, Tennesse and Georgia -
14th Amendment
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 -
15th Amendment
This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote. -
The election of 1876
The election of 1876 signaled the end of reconstruction and was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential election in the American history -
Civil rights cases of 1883
A number of cases are addressed under this Supreme court decision.Decided that the civil rights act of 1875 was unconstitutional.
