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Which statement best describes the Fifteenth Amendment?

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It established the right to vote to all former slaves, including women.
It established the right to vote to all former slaves, including women.

It guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens who own property.
It guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens who own property.

It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.
It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.

It required state governments to receive loyalty oaths from former slaves before they could vote.

The statement that best describes the Fifteenth Amendment is: It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.

The statement that best describes the Fifteenth Amendment is: "It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude."

The correct statement is: "It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude." The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1870, aimed to protect the voting rights of African American men. It states that "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." This amendment was aimed at preventing discrimination in voting based on race, color, or previous servitude. It did not grant voting rights to all former slaves, including women, nor did it guarantee the right to vote to all citizens who own property. Additionally, it did not require loyalty oaths from former slaves before they could vote.