A History of the U.S. Constitution
The Constitution Is Expanded (#106)
6. The Constitution Is Expanded 1865-70 – 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments: The Anti-Slavery Amendments 1872 – Susan B. Anthony Fights for Women’s Right to Vote 1887 – The Interstate Commerce Act Opens the Door for Increased Federal Power 1896 – Plessy v. Ferguson Establishes Separate but Equal for Black America 1913 – 16th Amendment Creates the Income Tax 1913 – 17th Amendment Allows for the Popular Election of Senators 1918 – Prohibition and the 18th Amendment
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