He wrote a detailed memoir about his experience.
<span>Federal system of government is where the national government holds some powers and the state governments hold other powers. </span>
The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in American history. It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas, Southern Democratic Party nominee John Breckinridge and Constitutional Union Party nominee John Bell. The main issue of the election was slavery and states’ rights. Lincoln emerged victorious and became the 16th President of the United States during a national crisis that would tear states and families apart and test Lincoln’s leadership and resolve The Civil War
The reason the U.S. was hesitant about entering, is that they were just getting out of the depression, and they did not want a repeat of what happened <span>to them after WWI.</span>
