The first written constitution in the colonies that would eventually influence the creation of our "modern" constitution was the

they wanted equal rights hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced queen liliuokalani to abdicate. the coup led to the dissolving of the kingdom of hawaii two years later, its annexation as a u.s. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.