Why would "pickett's charge" be called the "highwater mark of the confederacy"? a. confederate general george pickett led his men directly into the highwater river. b. confederate general george pickett led 50,000 soldiers in washington, d. c. c. confederate general george pickett surrendered his men on the high ground of pennsylvania. d. confederate general george pickett led 12,500 men directly into union lines, where they were stopped by heavy artillery and rifle fire. many historians consider the battle of gettysburg the turning point of the war, where the war turned in the union's favor. e. confederate general george pickett led 1,200 men directly into union lines and got them all killed.

george calvert wanted maryland to be a colony where could live safely. because georgia's founders wanted a colony of small farms rather than large plantations, they originally banned under british law in the 1700s, people who owed money could be

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.