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They were created to control the labor and behavior of newly freed African Americans, which led to northern backlash and the creation of the Reconstruction Acts.
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outlined the conditions for the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union, one condition was granting the right to vote to all adult men, regardless of race.
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The 14th amendment granted citizenship to African Americans, but didn't give them the right to vote. -
The congress passed the 15th amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote. -
In a close vote, the Senate voted 14-6 and the state assembly 23-16 making Nevada the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment. -
Iowa was the 28th state that ratified the 15th amendment, which meant that 2/3 of the states ratified it and it was officially added to the Constitution. -
He told them about the importance of the legislation and that the adoption of the 15th Amendment completed the greatest civil change. -
Baltimore held a parade to celebrate the ratification of the 15th amendment and had a total of 20,000 spectators attend. -
The Enforcement Act of 1870, the first of the three Enforcement Acts, bans the use of terror, force, and bribery to prevent people from voting due to their race.
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The Force Act of 1871 provides for federal oversight of elections if individual states are deemed unwilling to hold fair and open elections on their own.