Asked by Makayla

Why did Republicans want the 15th Amendment to pass?

They wanted to restrict Southern voting.
They wanted to remove President Johnson from office.
They wanted to limit the power of President Johnson.
They wanted to protect Black voting rights.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They wanted to protect Black voting rights.

The 15th Amendment (1870) barred denying the vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude — aimed at securing African American male suffrage (and, as a political benefit, helping Republicans in the South). It was not primarily an effort to remove or directly limit President Johnson.