Reconstruction Amendments

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Which of the following was NOT a key question facing the federal government after the Civil War?
How do we bring the South back into the Union?
How do we rebuild the South?
How do we integrate and protect newly emancipated African Americans?
How do we allow Southern states that want to remain free the ability to do so?

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How do we allow Southern states that want to remain free the ability to do so?

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What was the purpose of Reconstruction?

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To create a plan that would repair the damage to the South and restore the Southern states to the Union.

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Which of the following was the main purpose of the 13th Amendment?
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No state could deny a person the "equal protection of the law."
Gave every male citizen the ability to vote.
Gave women the right to vote.
Abolished slavery

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Abolished slavery

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Which of the following was the main purpose of the 14th Amendment? Options: No state could deny a person the "equal protection of the law."; Gave every male citizen the ability to vote.; Gave women the right to vote.; Abolished slavery

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No state could deny a person the "equal protection of the law."

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Which of the following was the main purpose of the 15th Amendment? Options: No state could deny a person the "equal protection of the law."; Gave every male citizen the ability to vote.; Gave women the right to vote.; Abolished slavery

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Gave every male citizen the ability to vote.

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Under these laws, African Americans in the South were not allowed to vote, testify against whites in court, they had to carry permits to travel and work.

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Black Codes

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This amendment was passed in response to the Black Codes in the southern states that limited freedmen's rights.

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14th Amendment