Abraham Lincoln (republican)
1.south Carolina secedes- Thursday December 20, 1860 a secession convention meeting in Charleston, South Carolina unanimously adopted an ordinance dissolving the connection between South Carolina and the United States of America.Delegates were elected on December 6, 1860, and the convention convened on December 17. Its action made South Carolina the first state to secede.
2.Emancipation proclamation- was a preidental proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. In a single stroke, it changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million ensalved in the designated areas of the South from "slave" to "free".
3.homestead act (1862)-Any adult who had never taken up arms against the U.S. government, could apply. Women, blacks, and immigrants were eligible. provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.
2.Emancipation proclamation- was a preidental proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. In a single stroke, it changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million ensalved in the designated areas of the South from "slave" to "free".
3.homestead act (1862)-Any adult who had never taken up arms against the U.S. government, could apply. Women, blacks, and immigrants were eligible. provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.