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The halting of Lee’s offensive was just enough of a victory to justify Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This helped free the slaves and include them in the union.
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The halting of Lee’s offensive was just enough of a victory to justify Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This helped free the slaves and include them in the union.
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The main provisions were the 14th amendment which provided former slaves with national citizenship and the 15th amendment which granted black men the right to vote.
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They were laws designed to regulate the affairs of the emancipated blacks and keep them safe. The cause was that it was hard to rise economically and so the blacks went back to slaves.
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John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln, 12 days later booth was killed. Andrew Johnson then became president.
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The main provisions were the 14th amendment which provided former slaves with national citizenship and the 15th amendment which granted black men the right to vote.