Published: January 25, 1861. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open Court.
The 15th amendment was important in that it not only finally gave African Americans the right to vote, but also allowed the most African Americans in history to be elected into public office. Once in office, they pursued laws that provided schools for all children and allowed people of different races to be married.efore the 15th amendment and the Civil War, African Americans, even those who were not slaves, could not vote. The right to vote would imply that these men were citizens, which was not acceptable to Americans at the time.
The 15th Amendment. The 15th Amendment, passed in 1869, stated that all native-born American men, including African-Americans, had the right to vote. By 1896, 44 percent of African-American men were registered voters, and many even held office throughout the South.ith the 15th Amendment, voting rights could not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.. In theory, all African-American men now had the right to vote. In reality, the fight for voting rights for African-Americans had really just begun.