RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
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What best describes the failure of the 15th Amendment?
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Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting
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Schools were segregated
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Employers discriminated
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The KKK gained power
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was one reason the 14th and 15th amendments failed to prevent future racial segregation? Most Northern abolitionists opposed the extension of these rights. Radical Republicans in Congress stopped African Americans from voting. The Supreme Court refused to accept cases to interpret these amendments.
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