The Fifteenth Amendment

Multiple Choice

The Fifteenth Amendment

A) prohibited any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
B) was initiated by the moderates in Congress who wanted to get the issue settled quickly.
C) was designed to protect the rights of black males and immigrant, non-citizen males.
D) was ratified and adopted in 1867, before any of the southern states returned to Congress.
E) specifically denied women the right to vote.