The Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibited federal and state governments from __________
A) distributing free land to the freedmen
B) abridging the freedom of speech of any American
C) limiting the franchise because of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
D) disenfranchising former Confederate officers and politicians
Answer: C
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