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WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Amendment was used to limit the voting rights of African Americans, by stating that states could not deny citizens the right to vote on the basis of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” However, it does not bar states from denying the right to vote on other grounds.
A
14th Amendment
B
15th Amendment
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Section 1, the right to vote of a United States citizen shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State by reason of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2 empowers the Congress to enforce Section1 by an appropriate law.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Added to the Constitution in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was the final of the three constitutional amendments enacted during Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War.

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