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US History timeline & concept chart: 1860s-1900: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 1860s-1900 (view source)
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c. Equal Protection for all citizens | c. Equal Protection for all citizens | ||
15. Voting rights for black men | 15. Voting rights for black men | ||
=== "Seward's Folly" === | |||
* Secretary of State William H. Seward (under both Lincoln & Johnson) | |||
** very powerful political actor, especially under Johnson | |||
* negotiated the '''Alaska Purchase''' (derisively called "Seward's Folly") from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. | |||
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