February 3, 1870:
15th Amendment passed, granting right to vote to African Americans.
Standards
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into founding principles as viewed through this period of federal government involvement, the development and realignment of a new labor system not based on a system of slavery, and the significant political realignment of the South.
- 5-1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of Reconstruction and its impact on the United States.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the continuities and changes of the experiences of marginalized groups such as African Americans, Native Americans and women, as the U.S. expanded westward and grappled with the development of new states.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the causes of American expansion, such as a growing and diversifying population and the expansion of the plantation economy. This indicator promotes inquiry into the relationship between sectionalism and political compromise, culminating in the Civil War.
3 de febrero del 1870:
Se paso la 15a Enmienda, que otorga el derecho del voto a los Afroamericanos.
