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| Well in early 1866, Congressional Republicans, appalled by mass killing of ex-slaves and adoption of restrictive black codes, seized control of Reconstruction from Johnson. | |
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| The Radical Republicans were members of the Republican Party who were strong believers in the abolition of slavery and total equality of the races. Then comes the 13th Amendent! | |
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| Yes! The 13th Amendment abolished slavery! It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War. I think I got that question right... | |
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| Good! Now what was the 14 the Amendment? | |
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| The 14th Amendment, ratified on July 9th, 1868, granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United Sates," which included former slaves recently freed." | |
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