Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 amidst opposition by Southerners.
Before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated into office, Southern states seceded. This is because they fear that with Lincoln as president, he would abolish slavery. They formed the Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as president.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during their Civil War and he brought about the emancipation of slaves.
He was assassinated on 14th April 1865 by John Wilkes Booth, a known well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer.
A precedent is a principle or
rule in court wherein a previous legal case is used to decide on subsequent
cases with similar issues or facts. This is called stare decisis, a principle
wherein judges use precedents for their decision.
This is an example of <span>the system of checks and balances.
The system of checks and balances was created to limit government's power so it wouldn't transform into a tyranny.
the system divided the government into a Legislative branch which had the duty to create the low, Executive branch which had the duty to carried out the law, and the judicial branch which had the duty to handle every violation and disputes regarding the law.</span>
<span>Samuel de Champlain was the most associated with the first successful European settlement in Canada.</span>
