Program 6: The Constitution is Expanded 1865 - 70 - 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments: The Anti-Slavery Amendments 1872 - Susan B. Anthony Fights for Women's Right to Vote 1887 - The Interstate Commerce Act Opens the Door for Increased Federal Power 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson Establishes Separate but Equal for Black America 1913 - 16th Amendment Creates the Income Tax 1913 - 17th Amendment Allows for the Popular Election of Senators 1918 - Prohibition and the 18th Amendment