5.3 Independence in the Americas 1. Based on your knowledge of world history, a person who
was in favor of the execution shown above would most
likely agree with which of the following statements?
A. Mexico should outline a plan for the long-term
development of a new Mexican state that focuses on
collaboration with foreign powers
B. Mexico should oppose the claims of Mexican creoles
seeking to play a leading role in the new state
C. Mexico should promote nation building that - violently, if
necessary - defends itself from foreign powers
D. Mexico should establish a state that harkened back to the
power and superiority of the Aztecs

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.

the passage of a strict fugitive slave law