alleryThe US Fifteenth Amendment of 1870 aimed to protect the vote from denial on account of what?
AGender and age alone
BRace, colour or slavery
CProperty or wealth
DReligion or creed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Race, colour or slavery
1. The amendment was ratified in the Reconstruction era.
2. It said the vote could not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
3. It did not address gender, which came later.
_Source: Wikipedia, Universal suffrage, History_
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