These people were considered to have “virtue”. By the end of the Civil War the idea of who had virtue had drastically changed. In 1750 only rich white men were believed to have virtue. Soon, with the help of Andrew Jackson, poor white had gained the right to hold office and vote. By the 1830’s all white men were believed to be virtuous. Also during this time Women and Blacks fought for the right to be considered virtuous people. Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped fight for women’s rights but did not succeed during this time. Blacks also fought for their freedom and to be considered virtuous. They succeed by getting most of the Union, such as Abraham Lincoln, to change their opinions on who had virtuous. Unfortunately, blacks were not consider to have “virtue” by all of America and would still have to fight for rights for many
These people were considered to have “virtue”. By the end of the Civil War the idea of who had virtue had drastically changed. In 1750 only rich white men were believed to have virtue. Soon, with the help of Andrew Jackson, poor white had gained the right to hold office and vote. By the 1830’s all white men were believed to be virtuous. Also during this time Women and Blacks fought for the right to be considered virtuous people. Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped fight for women’s rights but did not succeed during this time. Blacks also fought for their freedom and to be considered virtuous. They succeed by getting most of the Union, such as Abraham Lincoln, to change their opinions on who had virtuous. Unfortunately, blacks were not consider to have “virtue” by all of America and would still have to fight for rights for many