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=Civil War=

The civil war was a war between Americans the Union North versus the Confederate South brother against brother. The president at the time was Abraham Lincoln elected in 1860 and in 1862 faced criticism for suspending habeas corpus for anyone openly supporting rebels or encouraging others to resist the draft. It is said that during times of national emergency the president has the right to suspend Habeas Corpus from enemies of the country. As the war raged on the South's economy suffered greatly due to food shortages which led to riots because of union troops. During the end of the war Lincoln laid out a plan to reunite the country after the civil war, this plan/act took effect in 1863 it was called the Proclamation Of Amnesty.