Gallopade Chapter 19

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

• To protect the rights of African Americans

• To protect the rights of Women

• To protect the rights of ANY American accused of crime

• To protect the rights of American Indians

Which term best defines "Amend"

• nullify

• change

• free

• protect

What official document did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment become apart of?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The US Constitution

Why are the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments known as the "Reconstruction Amendments" ?

• They brought about the end of Reconstruction

• They were causes of Reconstruction

• They were passed during Reconstruction

• They were causes of the Civil War

What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

• Everyone now had the right to vote

• Everyone would be treated the same

• Slavery is abolished everywhere in the US

• Slavery is no longer allowed in the border states only

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• All citizens had the right to vote

• All people born or naturalized in the US are citizens

• All slaves were made free

• All citizens are guaranteed equal protection

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

• Women could finally vote

• This amendment banned slavery

• All men and women are created equal

• Citizens could not be denied the right to vote

What does 'Naturalization' mean?

• to be natural

• Granted citizenship by law

The Africans brought to the US as slaves became citizens by which method?

• Naturalization

• Birth right

• Because of the Emancipation Proclamation

Children born into slavery became citizens by which method?

• it was their Birth Right

• Because the law said so