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1862 in American law | HearLore
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1862 in American law
District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation ActThe gag rules of the later 1830s silenced early abolitionist voices in Congress. These rules prevented discussion of slavery petitions for decades.
Emancipation ProclamationThe United States Constitution of 1787 did not use the word slavery but included several provisions about unfree persons.
Homestead ActsDaniel Freeman filed the first claim under the Homestead Act of 1862 in Nebraska. This event occurred shortly after President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill…
Morrill Land-Grant ActsIn 1853, the Illinois Legislature adopted a resolution drafted by Jonathan Baldwin Turner. This document called for federal support to create industrial…