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

Question

• to guarantee the right to vote for women
• to guarantee equal protection under the law to Freedmen
• to stop poll taxes from creating an economic barrier to voting in the South
O to protect the ability of Freedmen to participate in choosing a government through voting

Answer 1

The statement that best explains the reason Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment is: "to protect the ability of Freedmen to participate in choosing a government through voting."

The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, was specifically designed to ensure that the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, thereby protecting the voting rights of African American men, particularly Freedmen after the Civil War.