I cannot get my Contacts to sync to my iMac

I have a new (to me) iMac that I loaded my iTunes and photos from an external hard drive (from my old laptop.) I am having several syncing problems. The major problem us that I cannot get any of my Contacts to sync into my address book on my Mac. I have tried and looked at making sure my iCloud was signed on. Any and all ideas would be welcomed. Especially ones that solve my problem.

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This turned out pretty poorly. Probably my fault– and in my opinion Apple's for making this such a nightmare.
Here's what I did:
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