Civil War/Reconstruction Amendments

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 4th

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 9th

Throughout our history why have amendments been added to the Constitution?

• To take freedoms away from citizens

• They've only been added as a last resort when nothing else has worked

• To try to help fix a problem/make a positive change

• We haven't added any amendments to the Constitution

What is the main topic addressed in the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments?

• Unique circumstances

• The president

• Taxes

• Slavery

This  was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?

• Sherman's March to the Sea
• Reconstruction
• WWI
• Freedmen's Bureau 

Abraham Lincoln was president during Reconstruction.

• True
• False

A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics: the division of the South into military districts, ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments.
Which era in U.S. history is the focus of the article?

• The Jacksonian Era
• The Federalist Era
• The antebellum era
• The Reconstruction Era

After the passing of the 13th Amendment, what were the former slaves known as?

• Scalawags
• Freedmen
• Carpetbaggers
• Jim Crows

What best describes the failure of the 15th Amendment?

• Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting
• Schools were segregated
• Employers discriminated
• The KKK gained power