Question

Which statement best explains the reason Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment?(1 point)
Responses

to guarantee the right to vote for women
to guarantee the right to vote for women

to protect the ability of Freedmen to participate in choosing a government through voting
to protect the ability of Freedmen to participate in choosing a government through voting

to guarantee equal protection under the law for Freedmen
to guarantee equal protection under the law for Freedmen

to stop poll taxes from creating an economic barrier to voting in the South

Answer 1

to protect the ability of Freedmen to participate in choosing a government through voting

(The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited denying the vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.)