Civil War Amendments

Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in the amendment above?

• deny women the right to vote

• pass laws to establish segregated schools

• establish property-holding requirements for voting

• require complicated tests in literacy in order to vote

How did ratification of the 14th Amendment change the United States?

• It established citizenship laws and quotas for new immigrants

• It allowed only skilled workers to become U.S. Citizens

• It granted U.S. citizenship to African Americans

• It increased the residency requirements needed for U.S. citizenship

During the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), the 15th Amendment was adopted to grant African Americans

• educational opportunities

• economic equality

• freedom of speech

• voting rights

The 14th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily because its supporters believed it was essential to

• discourage criticism of government policies

• ensure the functioning of democracy

• provide citizenship of the freedmen

• encourage more candidates to run for office

Which need brought about the adoption of the 14th Amendment?

• to provide legal and political rights for African Americans

• to end poverty and income qualifications for voting

• to correct problems with women being denied their civil rights

• to prohibit the practice of slavery in the United States

The principle expressed in this statement from the 5th Amendments was also reflected in the

• Articles of Confederation

• Black Codes

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

• creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791

• Black Codes of 1865

• creation of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865

• ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865

The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to

• limit the power of the federal government

• expand the civil rights of women

• maintain competition in business

• protect the rights of African Americans

The ratification of which constitutional amendment made illegal the actions described in the poster?

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

What is the 15th Amendment to the Constitution primary concern?

• property rights

• voting rights

• rights of self-expression

• rights of the accused