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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

- Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
This amendment was created primarily for the purpose of
A) punishing southern states.
B) avoiding another Civil War.
C) pardoning Confederate veterans.
D) granting former slaves suffrage.

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Answer:The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

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Answer:

D) granting former slaves suffrage.

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Just did it on USATestPrep and got it correct.

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