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AssignmentMultiple Choice

African Americans and Reconstruction

Question 2 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

The Fifteenth Amendment said

Answer
A
that all African Americans were citizens.
B
that African American men could vote.
C
that all African Americans could vote.
D
that black codes were constitutional

Explanation

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited denying a citizen the right to vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement. In practice, it extended voting rights to African American men, though many faced barriers that kept them from voting. Choice B, that African American men could vote, is the best answer.

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