Answer:
The Battle of Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg)
Explanation:
Lincoln was given the opportunity after the victory in September, 1862. He waited for this due to advice from his cabinet and the political nature of the proclamation.
Answer:
William "Boss" Tweed began his rise to influence in the late 1840s as a volunteer fireman in New York City. From this inauspicious beginning, Tweed managed to build a power base in his ward. He served as an alderman in 1852-53 and then was elected to a term in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1853-55. State and local affairs were his prime concern and he remained active in Tammany Hall, the organizational force of the Democratic Party in New York. Tweed emerged as the focal point of patronage decisions, giving him immense power. Boss Tweed gathered a small group of men who controlled New York City's finances. They dispensed jobs and contracts in return for political support and bribes. Historians have never been able to tabulate the full extent to which the city's resources were drained.
The generation in which we live in is where technology exceeds social interaction and care or thinking for others.
Answer:
No
Explanation:
They created checks and balances to make sure one branch didn't get more powerful than the other. This makes it very unlikely that congress would get more emphasis on power than the other branches.
