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The Congress accepted Smithson's bequeathed and pledged to the United States for a charitable trust. After many years of debates, an Act of Congress that was signed by President Polk, stating that Smithson's money will be used to establish the Smithsonian Institution. Since its founding until the recent, Smithsonian Institution became one of the world's largest museum.
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
First United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law (especially African-Americans)
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27–30, enacted April 9, 1866, but not ratified until 1870) was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended, in the wake of the American Civil War, to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent born in or brought to the United States.
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There are two types of sources; Secondary and Primary.
Primary sources are sources from directly from the time period, such as diaries, film footage, artifacts, and more!
Secondary sources are sources that use primary sources to analyze the time period, such as biographies, textbooks, history books, and encyclopedias.
But remember, we should never trust everything we read. Always ask questions! The author could have left out some other details we may never know. It's your decision on how you use the information to affect your work.
