Question

in the late 1860s and into the 1870, black legislators in georgia were forced from their positions by the state’s conservative democratic party. which of these was an argument used by those who forced the black legislators from their elected posts?
a widespread voter fraud had caused the election of the black legislators.
b the 15th amendment gave african americans the right to vote but not the right to hold office.
c georgia refused to ratify the 13th, 14th, or 15th amendments, meaning they did not have to follow them.
d more african american voters had voted in georgia than there were african american citizens in the state.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Claiming widespread voter fraud was a common tactic used by those opposing Black legislators to discredit their elections.
• Option B: The 15th Amendment does grant African Americans the right to vote, and there's no provision that it denies the right to hold office, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: Georgia had ratified the 13th and 14th Amendments (and later the 15th), so this is false.
• Option D: The number of African American voters couldn't exceed the number of African American citizens, so this is illogical.

So the correct argument used was about voter fraud.

Answer:

A. Widespread voter fraud had caused the election of the Black legislators.