America's 16th President was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was elected in 1860 and served until he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
Lincoln is famous for his leadership during the Civil War, his eloquent speeches, and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. He is largely considered one of America's greatest leaders along with George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt.
George Bush beat Al Gore by 5 electoral votes
Because the people of Kansas were allowed to vote whether the new state should be slave or free.This focused a lot of attention on Kansas, and terrorists from <span>both sides crossed into the state to interfere with the voting.</span>
