Question

Which of the following was an effect of Georgia ratifying the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments?
A.

the founding of African American state universities and colleges.
B.

the reduction of funding for the Freedmen's Bureau from the state budget.
C.

the election of African Americans to serve in public office throughout the state.
D.

The return of former Confederate leaders to political power without restrictions

Answer 1

C. the election of African Americans to serve in public office throughout the state.

Ratifying the 14th and 15th Amendments granted citizenship, equal protection, and voting rights to formerly enslaved men, which enabled African Americans to vote and be elected to public office during Reconstruction.