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QuizMultiple Choice

The Progressive Movement

Question 10 • MO-US History II A

The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869 prompted the formation of two major suffrage organizations because

Answer
A
it marked a great success for the abolition movement, which many feminists opposed.
B
it granted formerly enslaved men the right to vote, while women were still denied this right.
C
it put a halt to Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” and set back the cause of women’s suffrage.
D
it granted women the right to vote in Western states but not in Eastern states.

Explanation

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited denying men the right to vote because of race, extending voting rights to formerly enslaved men. It did not extend those rights to women, which led to disagreement among suffrage activists and the formation of two major organizations. Therefore, the correct choice is “it granted formerly enslaved men the right to vote, while women were still denied this right.”

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