The first Southern state to approve the Fourteenth Amendment and be readmitted to the Union was Louisiana. True False

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27 August, 08:10

The first Southern state to approve the Fourteenth Amendment and be readmitted to the Union was Louisiana. True False

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Emery Hancock · Answer 1

Hello! It is a false affirmative! The firs southern state to sign and ratify the Fourteenth Amendment was the State of Tennessee, on July 7 of 1866. After the Congress passes, on June 13 of 1866, the first of all the US States to ratify the 14th Amendment was Connecticut, and then New Hampshire.