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The Civil War in Wisconsin
May 29 , 1848
Wisconsin enters the United States a free state and evens the slave-free balance in the Senate at 15-15
Wisconsin
March 20 , 1854
In Ripon, a group of citizens under led by attorney Alvan E. Bovay met in a schoolhouse in support of the abolition of slavery. They adopted the name "Republicans"
Wisconsin
Republican Party
November 7 , 1865
Minnesota and Wisconsin hold votes for black state suffrage.
Minnesota:
For 12,170,
Against 14,840,
Wisconsin:
For: 46,388
Against: 55,591
Wisconsin
February 7 , 1867
Wisconsin ratifies the 14th Amendment
Wisconsin
14th Amendment