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What allowed Georgia to finally rejoin the Union in 1870, becoming the last former Confederate state to do so?

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Georgia was finally allowed to rejoin the Union in 1870 after it ratified the 14th Amendment, which granted equal protection of the law to all citizens under the Constitution. The state also had to accept federal Reconstruction policies and the new state government, which was led by a majority of Republican citizens. Additionally, the state was required to ratify the 15th Amendment, which granted African Americans the right to vote, as well as recognize the new state constitution, which abolished slavery and protected the civil rights of African Americans.

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