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=Fifteenth Amendment= Question __1, Who was against the 15th amendment?__ The people who think that African American should not have the right to vote, such as the Ku Klux Klan.

__2, When was the 15th amendment proposed?__ The 15th amendment was proposed on February 26, 1869.

__3, When was the 15th amendment passed?__ The 15th amendment was passed on February 3, 1870.

__4, Why was the 15th amendment important?__ The 15th amendment was important because it finally gave African American the right to vote. Besides that, it allowed African Americans in history to be elected into public office.

__5, What was the problem with the 15th amendment?__ The problem of the 15th amendment was that it only extended for African Americans. It wasn't for Native-Americans or Asians because they could not be citizens.

__6, Who was supporting the 15th amendment?__ Republicans in Congress, such as Ulysses S. Grant supported the idea of the 15th amendment.

__7, What groups of people are most affected by the 15th amendment?__ African Americans and former slaves. Because they were the people who gained the right to vote by the 15th amendment.

__8, What was the problems before the 15th amendment?__ Before the 15th amendment all African Americans could not vote. That means they did not have the natural rights.

__9, Which war was affected to the 15th amendment?__ In the final year of the Civil War, Congress debate the rights of the black former slaves. It was the Reconstruction Era.

__10, What was the 15th amendment against for?__ Discrimination against African Americans. For example, they could not have the right vote.

__** Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today? **__ The main idea of 15th amendment are still remained today. No one should not be discriminated. Any American cannot be denied the right to vote based on race, color or being a former status.

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