The Fifteenth Amendment

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Fifteenth Amendment

• A) prohibited any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
• B) was initiated by the moderates in Congress who wanted to get the issue settled quickly.
• C) was designed to protect the rights of black males and immigrant, non-citizen males.
• D) was ratified and adopted in 1867, before any of the southern states returned to Congress.
• E) specifically denied women the right to vote.

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