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Civil War Begins
Civil War Begins -
Emancipation Proclamation was signed
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Illinois ratify 13th Amendment first
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13th Amendment passed by Senate Committee
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13th Amendment passed by Senate Committee
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First House vote on 13th Amendment (Failed)
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Senate passes 13th Amendment
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Second House vote on 13th Amendment (Failed)
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Re-election of President Lincoln
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House passes 13th Amendment
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Illinois is first to ratify 13th Amendment
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Civil War Ends
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President Lincoln assassinated
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Georgia ratifies 13 Amendment
Completes 3/4 states requirement -
13th Amendment declared officially ratified
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Kentucky ratifies 13th Amendment
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Mississippi ratifies the 13th Amendment
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Mississippi submits to U.S. Archivist
Althought Mississippi had approved the 13th Amendment, they never submitted it to the U.S. Archivist -
U.S. Archivist Makes Mississippi ratification official