The proclamation declared martial law and promised freedom for slaves of American revolutionaries who left their owners and joined the royal forces, becoming Black Loyalists. According to historians, the proclamation was designed for practical and militaristic reasons rather than moral reasons or humanitarianism.
A 1913 California law forced Japanese Americans to : Sell their land
It encouraged African-Americans to become politically active and racially conscious.
The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two thirds of the State legislatures.
