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Originally Posted by intangible child Actually,
America was at war in eighteen sixty-four. The Union of northern states was fighting the Confederacy of southern states. Each had its own constitution.
Under the Union constitution, a national president was to be elected every four years. Eighteen sixty-four was such an election year. And even though a great civil war was being fought, citizens of the north prepared to choose a leader. http://www.voanews.com/specialenglis...05-18-voa2.cfm
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