The correct answer should be<span> President Kennedy pushed the Civil Rights Act through Congress and signed it into law.
He didn't manage to finish it however because of the assassination, but there was incentive and he used the public sentiment to get people to support his ideas. After his death, Lyndon B. Johnson managed to finish putting the Civil Rights Act into law. </span>
<span>In the winter of 1814-1815 New England Federalists gathered in Hartford, CT to hold the Hartford Convention. This was a meeting for those who opposed Madison's War, better known as the War of 1812, and wanted to enact change in Washington for the many wrongs and complaints they had. Most of these came out of fears of being overpowered by southern and western states. This was a prime example of growing sectionalism as the end of the Federalist Party neared.</span>
The 18th Vice President was William R. King and his term was from March 4th to April 18th, 1853.
To try and cut off their supply lines that were coming in from other countries
