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22 hours ago · The number of people living on farms grew from about 10 million in 1860 to 22 million in 1880 to 31 million in 1905. The value of farms soared from $8.0 billion in 1860 to $30 billion in 1906. The federal government issued 160-acre (65 ha) tracts virtually free to settlers under the Homestead Act of 1862. Even larger numbers purchased lands at ...
1 day ago · The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860.In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin won a national popular plurality, a popular majority in the North where states already had abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern electoral ...
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1 day ago · Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
- April 15, 1865 (aged 56), Washington, D.C., U.S.
- James Buchanan
- February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, U.S.
- Andrew Johnson
3 days ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ." [3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Introduction. In 1860, the Republican Party met in Chicago. There was widespread speculation that William H. Seward would become the party’s nominee, being the best-known figure in the field. Other contenders included John McLean of Ohio, Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania, Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, and Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.
Apr 23, 2024 · Arts and Crafts movement, English aesthetic movement of the second half of the 19th century that represented the beginning of a new appreciation of the decorative arts throughout Europe. By 1860 a vocal minority had become profoundly disturbed by the level to which style, craftsmanship, and public
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5 days ago · September 2014. In June 2014, Humanities Texas held institutes in San Antonio and Denton examining significant events and themes of the Civil War era. The "America in the 1860s" institutes covered topics central to the state's eighth-grade social studies curriculum. Faculty lectures and workshops addressed the causes, events, and legacy of the ...
