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What region of the country had more representatives in congress as of 1860?
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The U.S. House of Representatives consisted of 237 voting members, although seven of them, six from South Carolina and one from Mississippi, had vacated their seats by the end of the year due to secession. The House also had five non-voting members, one from each of the Territories of Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Washington.
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What year did Lincoln get elected to serve in congress?
1860
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected in congress?
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1847, and served for two years. He had previously held office in the Illinois House from 1834-1842.
What country was cesium discovered in?
Cesium was discovered in Germany.
What election of 1860 was Lincoln unknown throughout the country before the?
election of 1860
What paper pocket change was first authorized by Congress in the 1860?
Postal currency ;)
What was it in the 1860's Congress authorized the use of postage stamps for change?
postal currency
In what year did Congress appropriate money to improve roads canals and water courses in Arkansas?
1860
I climate and the topography of the southern United States had a major impact of History of the United States before 1860 because of region?
The climate and topography of the south had a major impact on the United States before 1860 because of the cotton country. This included the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of North Carolina and Tennessee. The ability to grow cotton had a key impact on the economy of the region.
Who ran the country between 1850 - 1860?
please be more specific as to what country you mean
WHY DID 11 SOUTHERN STATES SECEDE FROM THE UNITE STATES IN 1860?
Because Lincoln had won the election of 1860 on a ticket of no new slave-states. This meant that the South would always be outvoted in Congress.
What happened within three months after the election of 1860?
In the US, civil war AKA war between the states began. Another country: Re-ask the question givign the name of the country.
What is the best description of the election of 1860?
There were candidates from all sections of the country.
