Which of these events most directly resulted in expanded protections for the civil rights of African Americans in the South?

the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868

the passage of the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864

the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868

the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870

Question

Which of these events most directly resulted in expanded protections for the civil rights of African Americans in the South?

the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868

the passage of the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864

the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868

the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870

anonymous · Answer

I believe the fifteenth amendment

anonymous · Answer

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html

anonymous · Answer

CORRECTION!
Correct Answer: the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868