4,969
edits
Common historical fallacies: Difference between revisions
→the Declaration's "All men are created equal" only applied to white males
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1820s-50s ||Abolition Movement|| promotion of and actual expansion of equality and political participation to free black males in northern states | | 1820s-50s ||Abolition Movement|| promotion of and actual expansion of equality and political participation to free black males in northern states | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1860s-70s||Reconstruction|| Constitutional amendments 13-15 to abolish slavery, give citizenship to former slaves, and protect the right of black males to vote | | 1860s-70s||Reconstruction|| Constitutional amendments 13-15 to abolish slavery, give citizenship to former slaves, and protect the right of black males to vote | ||
| Line 40: | Line 39: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Slavery was the basis of the colonial and antebellum American economy === | === Slavery was the basis of the colonial and antebellum American economy === | ||