amendment was proposed by Abraham Lincoln himself to the 38th congress. Lincoln was strongly against slavery and spoke his opinions freely. With his election to the presidency, South Carolina voted to secede from the United States. This started a number of secessions, 13 in all. These states included: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky, they then formed the Confederate States of America or CSA…
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