Question 4 • 670401 American Studies S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A
What were the outcomes of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment? Check all that apply.Equal voting rights were upheld constitutionally.The right to vote was expanded to more Americans.All Americans became able to vote without limitations.African Americans became less involved in Congress.Southern lawmakers created poll taxes and literacy tests in response.
Answer
A
Equal voting rights were upheld constitutionally.
B
The right to vote was expanded to more Americans.
C
All Americans became able to vote without limitations.
D
African Americans became less involved in Congress.
E
Southern lawmakers created poll taxes and literacy tests in response.
Explanation
The Fifteenth Amendment made it unconstitutional to deny a man the right to vote because of race, and it expanded voting rights to African American men. It did not give every American an unrestricted right to vote: women and others still faced restrictions. In response, Southern lawmakers used poll taxes and literacy tests to prevent many African Americans from voting.
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