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Abolition of the Importation of Slaves
Thomas Jefferson signed it -
Civil War
More than 4 million people were held as slaves -
Proposal of the Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln
It stated that all slaves held in any states "then in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." -
The Emancipation Proclamation Went Into Effect
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U.S Senate Proposed an Amendment to ban Slavery
Most of the Democrats refused to sign it. -
Meeting to Discuss the Amendment
Lincoln invited various individuals representatives to his office in order to discuss the Amendment and pressure the border state unionist to change their position in regards to the Amendment. -
The House of Representatives passed the proposed amendment
It had the required 2/3 majority -
Lincoln was assassinated
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The Amount Needed to Ratify the Amendment was Reached
Illinois was the first one to sign it and Mississipi was the last one to sign it. -
Proposal of the 14th Amendment
Thaddeus Stevens it combined different legislative proposals -
The Amendment was Approved
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The U.S Congress passed the First Reconstruction Act
It was over the veto of President Andrew Johnson -
Louisiana and South Carolina Ratified the 14th Amendment
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The 15th Amendment was adopted in the U.S Constitution
Discriminatory practices were used in order to prevent African-Americans their right to vote. -
Many African Americans Wanted to Bring the Republican Party to Power
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All the Confederate States Were Readmitted to the Union
Most of them were dominated by the Republican party -
Hiram Rhodes Revels Became the First African American to sit in the U.S Congress
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The Supreme Court Enforced the 14th Amendment
It affected the decision taken in proceeding court cases -
The Civil Rights Act
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The Voting Acts
They made illegal at state and local levels to deny African-Americans to express their right to vote.
