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QuizMultiple Choice

Extending Voting Rights

Question 4 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

When was the Fifteenth Amendment ratified?

Answer
A
after the Civil War
B
after World War I
C
during the civil rights movement
D
during segregation

Explanation

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in 1870, five years after the Civil War ended in 1865. It prohibited denying men the right to vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement. So the correct choice is “after the Civil War.”

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