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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 |
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| 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 |
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| February 7, 1867 | Wisconsin ratifies the 14th Amendment | Wisconsin |
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