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Corwin AmendmentThe deepening rift between slave states and free states erupted into a secession crisis in December 1860. The second session of the 36th Congress convened…
Proclamation 80On the 15th of April 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that would reshape the nation. This proclamation demanded 75,000 militiamen to end the rebellion…