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This act opened new lands for settlement, and to decide whether to be free or slave-holding states
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That any Africans, whether they were free or slaves, was not a citizen in the US, and that they could not sue for rights.
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Their purpose wasto consider what action Texas should take on the secession issue. They met on January 28, 1861.
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The day when Texas repudiated the Union.
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On this day, citizens of Texas voted not to be part of the US.
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Texas became the 7th state to leave the Union and joined the Confederate States of America.
