Question

Which statement best explains why women's-rights activists were dissatisfied with the Fifteenth Amendment? A They wanted the amendment to guarantee equal civil rights as well as equal voting rights. B They felt women should gain the right to vote at the same time emancipated slaves did. C They worried that Congress wasn't given enough power to protect the rights granted in the amendment. D They believed states would be able to use the amendment to increase restrictions on women's political participation.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ('Amendment XV') states that governments in the United States can not prevent a citizen from voting on the grounds of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery). It was ratified on February 3, 1870.

Answer 2

The statement that best explains why women's-rights activists were dissatisfied with the Fifteenth Amendment is that " B They felt women should gain the right to vote at the same time emancipated slaves did."