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The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to In response, southern states began imposing poll taxes
designed to weaken the effects of the amendment.
Question 5
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1.
expand voting rights to all male citizens, regardless of race or previous servitude
2. grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
3. prohibit the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude
4. guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens