Amendment+15W6

** 15W6 **
Fifteenth Amendment Focus Questions ** ; ** What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? What impact did your amendment have on society at that time?

The 15th Amendment is the amendment that declares the right that all men are able to vote no matter their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Focus Questions: 1. What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? 2. What impact did your amendment have on society at time? =__**15th Amendment**__= 15th Amendment is an Amendment which gave the right to the African American men to vote. Although the African American men were able to vote women weren't allowed to vote at that time.

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**__THE 10 RESEARCH QUESTIONS:__**
Q. Why did the government choose to let African Americans, slaves, and other races vote?

A: Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president, declared that the government should protect African-American rights because by giving them more rights,African-Americans will have an impact on the government in the future. President Grant worked closely with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to lead the Union Army. (Anthony)

Q. How did the Southern states react to this amendment?

A. Most Southern states did not follow the law and ignored it. Slave owners would not let their slaves vote for anything, even if it meant being punished if the government found out. 7 Southern states tried to bypass it by adding grandfather clauses to their constitutions. The Supreme Court declared this unconstitutional. (Anthony)

http://worldbookonline.swb.orc.scoolaid.net/advanced/article?id=ar196160&st=15th+amendment#tab=homepage

Q. How big of a step was this to African-American freedom?

A. The 15th amendment had a huge impact on African-American freedom. The 13th and 14th amendments gave African-Americans more freedom by banning slavery and letting African-Americans become American citizens, and the 15th amendment was a gigantic step to freedom. After the amendment, many African Americans started to have a say in the government and Congress. 600 black men served in state legislatures and many more held local offices. (Anthony)

http://www.historytunes.com/13th%2014th%20and%2015th%20Amendments.php

Q. Were women included in this amendment?

A. No. Women were originally included in this amendment, but were replaced by previous condition of servitude (slavery). (Anthony)

http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/23652

Q. After the law was passed, how many more votes were received?

A. About 2.5 million more votes came in comparing the 1868 election to the 1872 election. Most of the votes came from African-Americans. (Anthony)

http://www.270towin.com/1872_Election/

Q. How many African-Americans sided with the Union instead of the Confederate states?

A. About 179,000 African-Americans sided with the Union, which ended up helping them win the Civil War. (Anthony)

http://www.historynet.com/african-americans-in-the-civil-war

Q. How long did it take for the African Americans to actually vote?

A. It took them about 100 more years for all African-Americans to vote. (Kaito)

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Q.Did the Majority of the African Americans favor the Northern States?(Kaito)

A.Yes, the majority of African Americans favored the Northern States because the Southern States believed they should be kept as slaves. (Kaito)

http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/african-americans-and-the-15th-amendment

Q. Does the 15th Amendment still affect us today?(Kaito)

A. The 15th Amendment continues to affect the United States today because black men and women are voting as citizens throughout the nation. (Kaito)

http://kids.laws.com/15th-amendment

Q. Who was the first person to vote for the 15th Amendment and when?(Kaito)

A. Thomas Mandy Pitaso. The New Jersey Perth Amboy City Board of Education committee voted on February 4, 1870 (Kaito)

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki

**What issues prompted the creation of your amendment? (Kaito)**
Issues that prompted the creation of the 15th Amendment was that many states made it difficult for the African Americans to vote. They didn't want the African Americans to vote because they thought they would favor the Northern States. Another reason was that KKK (Ku Klux Klan) threatened the African Americans and the Caucasian Republicans. The KKK kidnapped and even killed some of the African Americans so that they cant vote. This Amendment was one of the greatest Amendment for the African Americans but for these issues it took almost a CENTURY to allow the African Americans to vote for what they want! These were the issues that prompted the creation of the 15th Amendment.

The 15th amendment had a big impact on society because it was a huge step to African-American freedom. The 13th and 14th amendments, which banned slavery and allowed African-Americans to become American citizens, were very close to the 15th amendment. The 15th amendment showed that African-American men had as much power and responsibility as Caucasians. This amendment, however, was a major cause of the Civil War between the Northern and Southern states. Fortunately, the Northern states won and African-Americans were no longer used as slaves. This amendment had a great impact on rights for African-Americans.
 * What impact did your amendment have on society at that time? (Anthony) **