1866 United States elections, the Glossary
The 1866 United States elections occurred in the middle of National Union/Democratic President Andrew Johnson's term, during the Third Party System and Reconstruction.[1]
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26 relations: Abraham Lincoln, Alabama, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Arkansas, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Confederate States of America, Democratic Party (United States), Florida, Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Louisiana, National Union Party (United States), North Carolina, Radical Republicans, Reconstruction era, Republican Party (United States), South Carolina, Third Party System, United States House of Representatives, United States midterm election, United States Senate, 1866 National Union Convention, 1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections, 1866–67 United States Senate elections, 1868 Democratic National Convention, 40th United States Congress.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.
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Arkansas
Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was initiated on February 24, 1868, when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, for "high crimes and misdemeanors".
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Louisiana
Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
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National Union Party (United States)
The National Union Party, commonly the Union Party or Unionists, was a wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state Unconditional Unionists that supported the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War.
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Radical Republicans
The Radical Republicans (later also known as "Stalwarts") were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854—some six years before the Civil War—until the Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended Reconstruction.
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Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States.
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.
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Third Party System
The Third Party System was a period in the history of political parties in the United States from the 1850s until the 1890s, which featured profound developments in issues of American nationalism, modernization, and race.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States midterm election
Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
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1866 National Union Convention
The National Union Convention (also known as the Loyalist Convention, the Southern Loyalist Convention, the National Loyalists' Loyal Union Convention, or the Arm-In-Arm Convention) was held on August 14–16, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 4, 1866, and September 6, 1867.
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1866–67 United States Senate elections
The 1866–67 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states.
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1868 Democratic National Convention
The 1868 Democratic National Convention was held at the Tammany Hall headquarters building in New York City between July 4, and July 9, 1868.
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40th United States Congress
The 40th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
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See also
1866 elections in the United States
- 1866 Nebraska gubernatorial election
- 1866 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
- 1866 Oregon gubernatorial election
- 1866 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
- 1866 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1866 United States Senate elections
- 1866 United States elections
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1866_United_States_elections
Also known as 1866 elections, United States elections, 1866, United States general election, 1866.