US2-3a 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Promised the South could keep there slaves if they joined Union.
• It made slavery unconstitutional and illegal.
• It allowed all men to vote regardless their skin color
• It made all men equal

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

• Tear down

• To rebuild

• Take over

• To destroy

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

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 9th

There was a major event that occurred, then the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created. What was the major event?

• Civil War

• American Revolution

• WWI

• The Great Depression

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

• Slavery was abolished

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The North winning the Civil War

• Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

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

Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment