RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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freed slaves
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women
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carpet baggers
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scalawags
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Detailed explanation-1: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -While both Stanton and Anthony had been abolitionists, they were opposed to the 15th amendment because it did not include voting rights for women. They spoke openly and publicly about their opposition, often using racist, nativist, and classist language.
Detailed explanation-3: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stanton and Susan B. Anthony objected to the new law. They wanted women to be included with black men.