SS8H6a Reconstruction amendments

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Which statement below defines: abolish?

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formally put an end to

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Which amendment is being described:
Abolished slavery or involuntary servitude

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13th amendment

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Which amendment is being described? All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. * addresses citizenship

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14th amendment

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Which amendment is being described? The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude * voting rights

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15th amendment

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To sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

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ratify

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Choose the description of the amendment ratified in 1865 (the first of the reconstruction amendments)

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abolishment of slavery

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Choose the description of the amendment ratified in 1868 (the second of the reconstruction amendments)

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citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

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Choose the description of the amendment ratified in 1870 (The third of the reconstruction amendments)

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the right of all males to vote regardless of race, color, religion, or precious servitude

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The period of time following the devastation of the Civil War (1865-1872)

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Reconstruction

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What document below is this passage describing? Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the States, it is the source of all government powers and provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. The supreme law of the United States .

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US Constitution