Reconstruction Era

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What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction Amendments?

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To abolish slavery and establish rights for formerly enslaved people

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What does the 13th Amendment prohibit?

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Slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime

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According to the 14th Amendment, who are considered citizens of the United States?

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States

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What does the 15th Amendment guarantee?

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The right to vote not being denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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What were Black Codes?

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Laws that restricted the rights of freed blacks

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What was Henry Adams's experience when he tried to travel without a pass?

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He was attacked and threatened

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How many African Americans were elected to the United States Congress from Southern states between 1870 and 1877?

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17

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What was one of the roles of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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To provide medical supplies and establish schools

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Before the Civil War, what did Southern states outlaw regarding enslaved people?

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The teaching of reading and writing

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What did Sidney Andrews observe about the education of formerly enslaved people?

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They were supporting little schools themselves and studying during their free time