The first African American to be elected to Congress was Hiram Revels. He was elected into Congress on February 25, 1870.
Primary sources (in history) are things such as documents produced at the time. A secondary source is something written later by a historian.
Good examples of primary source documents are legal notices, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, flags, important documents, clothes, and even furniture.
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The contract of work in exchange for passage to America was known as indentured servitude. A person signed a paper agreeing to work for someone a certain number of years in exchange for a ticket to the New World.
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John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Act in 1798.
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jamestown helped new england found the religious colonies.
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Sister Sister - 1994 Gimme a Break 4-3 was released on:
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Stephen Douglas was born on April 23, 1813 in Brandon Vermont. Yes, he did support slavery.
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