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AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 5: 1848-1877
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AP U.S. History 1.1 Period 5: 1848-1877. Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the idea of Manifest Destiny?

AP U.S. History 1.3 Period 5: 1848-1877
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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 5: 1848-1877
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AP U.S. History 1.2 Period 5: 1848-1877. Before the Civil War, the idea of Manifest Destiny was most complicated by which of the following issues?

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AP U.S. History 4.3 Period 5: 1848-1877. The increased awareness of the 14th and 15th Amendments during the 1860s is most similar to which of the following later periods?

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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by repetition

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they say that history repeats itself they say that history repeats itself [Soldiers marching on television]

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moving on check out this painting right here a lot of flags alright here's our

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question the increased awareness of the 14th and 15th amendments during the

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1860s is most similar to which of the following later period and here the

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answer...... ok let's jump right in the 14th and 15th

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amendments were added to the Constitution after the Civil War in an [US flag waving]

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effort to protect african-americans from discriminatory treatment in a game of

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pre-emptive whack Amole Congress tried to close any potential loopholes in [Man using US flag to whack a mole]

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state government laws before they could restrict African Americans rights again

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well section 1 of the 14th amendment had our four important part first it

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guaranteed citizenship to anyone born on American soil which meant a lot of dirty [Woman given US flag after giving birth]

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and muddy babies their second state did not have the right to strip any of its

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residents of the privileges of their citizenship third every citizen is

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guaranteed due process of law even if said process might shave years off your

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life and last all citizens will be equally protected under the law [people under the law umbrella]

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well the amendment continued by repealing the 3/5 clause restricting

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political participation from former Confederate leaders and barring payment

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to the former Confederate states for debts and losses of human property

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it all sounds fair to us and the 15th amendment gave African American men the [African american man voting]

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right to vote so now that we know what both of these amendments are about and

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let's check out our potential answers here let's look at answer a in the

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distant 1890s neither amendment was at the forefront of social or judicial

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decision it wasn't having the desired impact yet which means we can rule out

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answer a try B the 1920s were when the 19th amendment which gave women the [Women holding sign votes for women]

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right to vote was passed definitely a step forward for equality but not our [Women high-fiving]

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best answer answer C isn't right either in the 1940s the fight for civil rights

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was put on the back burner in favor of World War 2 that means that answer D is

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correct 100 years after the amendments were passed

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the fight for equality used the groundwork laid by the 14th and 15th

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amendments to ensure equality for all Americans you'd think something like

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that would be at the top of America's to-do list maybe the number one item on [Man looking at to-do list]

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the to-do list is revise the to-do list

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