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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in Union States.
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The Klu Klux Klan was a white supremacist group that was centered around fear of those who questioned the authority of white people.
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The passing of the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all that had been born or naturalized in the United States. This included former enslaved people.
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The passing of the 15th Amendment allowed and granted the right for African-American men to vote.
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The compromise of 1877 was a informal deal that settled the disputes regarding the 1876 American Presidential Election.
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Jim Crow Laws were laws that were enforced in states in the late 19th century that reinforced racial segregration.