Question

guided practice
how did reconstruction benefit african americans?
a. african americans were given the right to vote.
b. african americans had better economic opportunities.
c. african americans became very prosperous.
d. african americans gained full racial equality.

Explanation:

During the Reconstruction era, the 15th Amendment (ratified 1870) prohibited voting discrimination based on race, granting African American men the right to vote. Options B, C, and D are incorrect: economic opportunities remained limited, widespread prosperity did not occur, and full racial equality was not achieved due to systemic barriers like Jim Crow laws that emerged later.

Answer:

A. African Americans were given the right to vote.