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So basically... the presidential election of 1860 was important because it is when the election of the president of the United States was held. Lincoln won the election and had more electoral votes. He had more popular votes than any candidate. Since the election had four main candidates, it allowed Lincoln to gain more electoral votes than he would. :)
Toused or Ousted is my guess. The only two possible words.
Pope opposed the united Italian state.
In the United States it was largely private companies and religious institutions that helped people find housing during the Great Depression, since for a long time the government was ineffectual in this regard.