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Natural Rights, Citizenship Rights, State Rights, and Black Rights: Another Look at Lincoln and Race
Stephen Douglas was the first in a long line of observers...
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Declaration of South Carolina
South Carolina issued its Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina.
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Meeting of Confederate Congress
The Confederate Congress, a convention of the seceded states, met in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Fifteenth Amendment ratified
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, granting African American men the right to vote.
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Amnesty proclamation
President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation granting amnesty and pardon to all persons who participated in “the existing rebellion,” with a few exceptions.
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Amnesty Act of 1872
The Amnesty Act of 1872 removed voting and office-holding restrictions on most former members of the Confederacy.
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Resumption Act of 1875
Congress passed the Resumption Act of 1875, which created compensatory deflationary pressure that contributed to general decline prices.
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African American exodus to Kansas
Many African Americans, called “Exodusters,” left the South for Kansas.
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Battle of Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant issued his famous ultimatum at Fort Donelson, Tennessee: “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.” Confederate forces accepted. (17,398 casualties)