USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

END OF THE CIVIL WAR

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African American Men can Vote

(A) 13th Amendment

(B) 14th Amendment

(C) ** 15th Amendment

(D) 16th Amendment

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The amendment reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The 15th Amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote.

Concept note-2: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.