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

a. the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868
b. the passage of the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864
c. the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868
d. the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870

Question

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

anonymous · Answer

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