Lincoln was able to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation in parts of Mississippi.
<span>The original Constitution had senators being picked by state legislators. The Senate was supposed to be the 'more deliberative' house, the adult supervision for the House of Representatives. In 1913 the 17th amendment went into effect, allowing senators to be elected directly by the people.</span>
C. A person must be at least 30 years old to run for the U.S. Senate. They also have to have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.
The English gained land such as the Ohio river valley.
