6 nov 1860 - Abraham Lincoln elected
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He was the 16th president and he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. In his Gettysburg Address Lincoln embraced very US hegemonic ideas such as democracy and freedom. During his presidency he strengthened the Republican party and made the northern Democratic party into one that was on the Union’s side.
Freidel, F., & Sidey, H. (2017). Abraham Lincoln. The White House; The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/abraham-lincoln/
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