RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Because it gave African American men the right to vote
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Because it made prohibition illegal
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Because it made alcohol illegal
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Women were not angry about the 15th amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 15th amendment, first proposed in 1868, promised voting rights to all men, regardless of race or previous enslavement. While both Stanton and Anthony had been abolitionists, they were opposed to the 15th amendment because it did not include voting rights for women.
Detailed explanation-2: -The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in May of 1869 – they opposed the 15th amendment because it excluded women.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why were some American women angered by the Fifteenth Amendment? It gave the right to vote to African American men, but not to any women.
Detailed explanation-4: -Instead of promoting a vision of gender equality, suffragists usually argued that the vote would enable women to be better wives and mothers. Women voters, they said, would bring their moral superiority and domestic expertise to issues of public concern.