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Why were Americans males but not females given the right to vote from the fifteenth amendment?
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Which legislation was responsible for granting voting rights for African Americans?
the fifteenth amendment
What right was given to African Americans as a result of the Fifteenth Amendment?
the right to vote
Why did the fifteenth amendment anger some white women?
The fifteenth amendment was ratified in 1870, not 1850 as it says above. 1850 cannot be the date as it is before the Civil War, a time when African Americans would never be given the vote.
Who was given suffrage with the 15th amendment?
African Americans
Which group received the right to vote in 1870 when the 15 amendment was ratified?
African American Males
What amendment guarenteed all citizens rights regardless of race?
The thirteenth amendment ended slavery. The fourteenth amendment guaranteed basic civil rights, regardless of race. The right to vote, however, wasn't given to blacks until the ratification of the fifteenth amendment.
What year were African American men allowed to vote?
When were African Americans allowed to vote in presidential elections in the US?In: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/469[Edit categories]
Who did the Fifteenth Amendment affect?
It gave all men the right to vote, allowing for African Americans to take part in the voting process.
Why were women upset after the amendment 15?
African-Americans were given rights not granted to them
What were the effects of the 14th amendment on Native Americans?
They were not given citizenship because they belonged to a tribe.
What is the19th amendment?
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provided suffrage for women in 1920. Although the Fifteenth Amendment had given suffrage to every American citizen, women were not covered in that legislation. The Nineteenth Amendment, included 'by gender' as one of the discriminations that could not be allowed to stop a citizen from voting.
Why were women angry about the Fifteenth Amendment?
Because it ignored women's rights in favour of blacks'.A number of women were angry because they were still disenfranchised despite their assistance in the Civil War.
