The <span>medieval warm period brought forth bumper crops and caused a population explosion.</span>
1. to control flooding
2. to supply water for agriculture, households, and industries
Lincoln singed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863.
Catholics overwhelmingly voted Democrat, while Protestants were split between the two parties. Recent Irish and German immigrants generally supported the Democrats, but recent immigrants from England, Scotland, and Wales tended to support the Whigs.