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They could have more things and more opportunities in life than in non rural areas
If I were able to transport myself back in time to the 1700's, I would be in big trouble. Reason being, because I am African-American I would be a slave. Fortunately, I wouldn't be picking cotton, because of my skin tone, but I would most likely work in the kitchen, or in the house. So life would definitely change for me, but not for better. I wouldn't be able to choose what I wore, what I said, who my master was, or who I married. Not to mention I definitely wouldn't be able to decide to keep my children. They would be sold off as slaves, at a very young age. For these numerous reasons, I choose to stay in the 21st century.
John Quincy Adams went on to win the presidency in a highly contentious election in 1824, and served only one term. Outspoken in his opposition to slavery and in support of freedom of speech, Adams was elected to the House of Representatives in 1830; he would serve until his death in 1848.
Fifteenth Amendment, amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States that guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The amendment complemented and followed in the wake of the passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, which abolished slavery and guaranteed citizenship, respectively, to African Americans.
