Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War? the disintegration of the Whig Party the addition of new states to the Union the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery the extension of voting rights to African American men

A direct consequence of the Civil War was the extension of voting rights to African American men. During Reconstruction, the period after the Civil War, three amendments were made to the Constitution. The 15th gave African American men the right to vote!