Question

After the Civil War, three constitutional amendments were passed that granted rights to formerly enslaved people. Many historians refer to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution as the "Reconstruction Amendments." First, with the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery was made illegal in the United States. Shortly after that, the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified, granting citizenship rights to African Americans.

Which protection or right was provided with the third of the "Reconstruction Amendments"?

A Land and tools were given to formerly enslaved people.
B African-American men were granted the right to vote.
C African Americans were granted freedom of religion.
D Indentured servitude was made legal.

Answer 1

B — African-American men were granted the right to vote (the 15th Amendment prohibited denying the vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude).