What did the 15th Amendment accomplish?

What did the 15th Amendment accomplish?

• A. Granted women the right to vote.
• B. Granted African American men the right to vote.
• C. Abolished slavery.
• D. Granted citizenship to immigrants.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that the right to vote cannot be denied because of race, color, or a previous condition of servitude. This explicitly extended voting rights to African American men after the Civil War, making it possible for Black men to vote in many states. It did not grant women suffrage (that came with the 19th Amendment), abolish slavery (that was the 13th), or grant citizenship to immigrants (that issue is addressed in other laws and amendments). In practice, despite the guarantee, many states used barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests for decades, until stronger federal protections were established later.

The main idea is that the right to vote cannot be denied because of race, color, or a previous condition of servitude. This explicitly extended voting rights to African American men after the Civil War, making it possible for Black men to vote in many states. It did not grant women suffrage (that came with the 19th Amendment), abolish slavery (that was the 13th), or grant citizenship to immigrants (that issue is addressed in other laws and amendments). In practice, despite the guarantee, many states used barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests for decades, until stronger federal protections were established later.