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Peonage Act of 1867, the Glossary

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The Peonage Abolition Act of 1867 was an Act passed by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1867, that abolished peonage in the New Mexico Territory and elsewhere in the United States.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Andrew Johnson, Debt bondage, Free Negro, Genízaro, Henry Wilson, Hispanos of New Mexico, Library of Congress, New Mexico Territory, Peon, Radical Republicans, Santa Fe Ring, Slave codes, Slavery among Native Americans in the United States, Stephen B. Elkins, Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, United States Congress, United States labor law.

  2. 1867 in American law
  3. 39th United States Congress
  4. History of slavery in New Mexico
  5. March 1867 events in the United States
  6. Reconstruction Era legislation
  7. Slavery of Native Americans
  8. Unfree labor in the United States

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.

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Debt bondage

Debt bondage, also known as debt slavery, bonded labour, or peonage, is the pledge of a person's services as security for the repayment for a debt or other obligation.

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Free Negro

In the British colonies in North America and in the United States before the abolition of slavery in 1865, free Negro or free Black described the legal status of African Americans who were not enslaved.

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Genízaro

Genízaros (or Genizaros) was the name for detribalized Native Americans (Indians) from the 17th to 19th century in the Spanish colony of New Mexico and neighboring regions of the American southwest. Peonage Act of 1867 and Genízaro are slavery of Native Americans.

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Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson (born Jeremiah Jones Colbath; February 16, 1812 – November 22, 1875) was an American politician who was the 18th vice president of the United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873.

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Hispanos of New Mexico

The Hispanos of New Mexico, also known as Neomexicanos (Neomexicano) or Nuevomexicanos, are Hispanic residents originating in the historical region of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, today the US state of New Mexico (Nuevo México), southern Colorado, and other parts of the Southwestern United States including Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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New Mexico Territory

The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912.

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Peon

Peon (English, from the Spanish peón) usually refers to a person subject to peonage: any form of wage labor, financial exploitation, coercive economic practice, or policy in which the victim or a laborer (peon) has little control over employment or economic conditions. Peonage Act of 1867 and peon are labor rights, slavery of Native Americans and Unfree labor in the United States.

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Radical Republicans

The Radical Republicans (later also known as "Stalwarts") were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854—some six years before the Civil War—until the Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended Reconstruction.

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Santa Fe Ring

The Santa Fe Ring was an informal group of powerful politicians, attorneys, and land speculators in territorial New Mexico from 1865 until 1912.

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Slave codes

The slave codes were laws relating to slavery and enslaved people, specifically regarding the Atlantic slave trade and chattel slavery in the Americas.

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Slavery among Native Americans in the United States

Slavery among Native Americans in the United States includes slavery by and enslavement of Native Americans roughly within what is currently the United States of America. Peonage Act of 1867 and slavery among Native Americans in the United States are slavery of Native Americans.

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Stephen B. Elkins

Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and politician.

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Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.

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United States labor law

United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US.

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See also

1867 in American law

39th United States Congress

History of slavery in New Mexico

March 1867 events in the United States

Reconstruction Era legislation

Slavery of Native Americans

Unfree labor in the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peonage_Act_of_1867

Also known as Abolition of peonage in New Mexico, Peonage Abolition Act.