The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or a
bridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (being a slave)." This amendment made it possible for
individual states to decide who would be able to vote
the U.S. government to decide who would be able to vote
anyone who was a citizen to be able to vote
people who were not citizens to be able to vote
Most accurate would be the second choice as it addresses the US Goverment. If I'm incorrect please do let me know :) I'd look for a second source of this information though.
It was actually a city state at first, Through conquest, trade deals, and luck/resources. They were able to become an empire. Also reorganization of the Roman Legion helped.
Since Europe can never seem to stay out of wars, the French went to war with both of these countries and France was stronger so they used guerilla warfare.