Wisconsin History Day By Day

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"The Fifteenth Amendment: African-American Men's Right to Vote" by Susan Banfield

"Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin" by Zachary Cooper

Vocabulary:

ratified

amendment

Interesting Fact:

By 1870, there were 2,113 blacks living in Wisconsin.

Study Questions:

When was ratification of the Fiftheenth Amendment completed?

What state was the first to ratify the amendment?

Was there any opposition in the Wisconsin legislature to the ratification of the amendment? What were their arguments?

U.S. historical events that occurred on March 9:

March 9

March 9, 1869: Wisconsin ratified the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment allowed Blacks the right to vote.

March 9, 1869: Wisconsin ratified the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment allowed Blacks the right to vote.