The 26th Amendment in 1971. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
the Vietnam War.
The 15th Amendment was not important during the US Civil War. The amendment was passed in 1870.
The reason the 26th amendment was passed was because of the Vietnam War. It was reasoned that if a person could be drafted and sent to war at 18 they should also be able to vote.
When the Vietnam War passed into history, so did the hippies.
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
The era after the Civil War was known as Reconstruction Period. During the war, President Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, which was later then recognized and people demanded equal rights, especially minorities and African Americans. According to my knowledge this amendment was passed in 1870 which was in the Reconstruction period.
The 13, 14, 15 amendments were passed after the civil war.
The 13th Amendment.
The 14th Amendment was passed to give equal rights to all citizens. This Amendment was passed after the Civil War.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S Constitution changed the voting age from 21 to 18. This change was instituted during the Vietnam War. People found it immoral that an eighteen year old could be drafted to fight for their country, yet could not vote for who ran the country that they were fighting for.
The Vietnam War
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was introduced during the Civil war and was passed by the Senate in April of 1864. It passed the House of Representatives in January 1865. It was proposed as an amendment to be sent to the states for ratification January 31, 1865. It would not be ratified until December of 1865.