Question

2. How did the 15th Amendment affect political representation during Reconstruction?

A. It prevented black American women from voting for and holding political office.
B. It enabled black American men to vote and serve in government, which many did.
C. It established the Freedmen's Bureau, which worked to expand opportunity for black Americans.
D. It limited the number of white representatives from each state that could be elected to Congress.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

B. It enabled black American men to vote and serve in government, which many did.

The 15th Amendment, adopted in 1870, prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". This amendment was a major step towards granting black men the right to vote, and many did vote and serve in government during the Reconstruction era. It played an important role in political representation during the reconstruction period.