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Amendment that abolished slavery and freed all of the slaves.
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Made all former slaves official citizens who had equal protection of the law as their white counterparts.
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Congress passed many reconstruction bills but was vetoed by Johnson. But Congress was able to get around vetoes when they had enough votes to overturn. Congress then impeached Johnson. Congress was one vote short of removing him from the presidency.
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Gave all men, regardless of color or former servitude, the right to vote.
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A deal that ended the dispute over the 1876 presidential election. Let republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes become president.