Question

below is an image of the first african american senator and representatives elected to the united states congress. which constitutional development most directly enabled the election of african american legislators? a. the expansion of voting rights through the women’s suffrage movement. b. ratification of the 14th amendment. c. implementation of jim crow laws, enforcing racial segregation in the south. d. ratification of the 15th amendment according to president lincoln’s reconstruction plan, what condition did a southern state need to meet to rejoin the union? e. ratify the 15th amendment and abolish slavery. f. have a majority of voters swear loyalty to the union. g. allow african americans the right to vote. h. require 10% of voters to take an oath of allegiance to the union. what was an important effect of the sharecropping and debt peonage system? i. freedmen achieved political and social equality in the south. j. this cycle of poverty limited economic mobility of african americans for generations. k. women played an important role in local and state governments in support of farmers. l. formerly enslaved people were treated fairly under improved labor practices.

Explanation:

1. The 15th Amendment gave African - American men the right to vote, enabling their election as legislators.
2. Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan required 10% of a state's 1860 voters to take an oath of allegiance to re - join the Union.
3. Sharecropping and debt peonage created a cycle of poverty that restricted African - American economic mobility.

Answer:

1. D. Ratification of the 15th Amendment
2. H. Require 10% of voters to take an oath of allegiance to the Union
3. J. This cycle of poverty limited economic mobility of African Americans for generations