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"The first vote" - AW ; drawn by A.R. Waud. LCCN2011648984
USCIS Civics · Question 98 of 128

When did all men get the right to vote?

Official Answer

After the Civil War

Also accepted: During Reconstruction · (With the) 15th Amendment · 1870

In plain English

All men got the right to vote in 1870, with the 15th Amendment. This happened after the Civil War, during the time called Reconstruction. The 15th Amendment said a male citizen of any race can vote. All men got the right to vote in 1870.

From the archives

"The first vote" - AW ; drawn by A.R. Waud. LCCN2011648984
"The first vote" - AW ; drawn by A.R. Waud. LCCN2011648984Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Image: "The first vote" - AW ; drawn by A.R. Waud. LCCN2011648984 — Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891, artist, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.Answers verbatim from USCIS M-1778 (09/25)