Sound Smart: The 15th Amendment

What is the main purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• It outlaws discrimination in voting based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

• It grants the right to vote to African Americans.

• It abolished slavery.

• It granted citizenship to African Americans.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

When was the 15th Amendment formally ratified?

• 1865

• 1870

• 1965

• 1997

Which state was the first to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment?

• Nevada

• Georgia

• Tennessee

• Alabama

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 achieve?

• It allowed the majority of African Americans in the South to register to vote.

• It granted citizenship to African Americans.

• It outlawed discrimination in employment.

• It abolished slavery.