ss.7.c.3.5 and 3.7

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves, guarantees due process, and defines voters as males at least 21 year of age

• 14^th Amendment

• 13^th Amendment

• 19^th Amendment

• 15^th Amendment

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that makes it illegal for the federal or state governments to deny someone the right to vote based on their race

• 26^th Amendment

• 15^th Amendment

• 13^th Amendment

• 19^th Amendment

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote

• 13^th Amendment

• 24^th Amendment

• 15^th Amendment

• 19^th Amendment

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18

• 15^th Amendment

• 26^th Amendment

• 19^th Amendment

• 24^th Amendment

the basic rights of citizens to be free from unequal treatment based on certain characteristics (e.g., race, gender, disability)

• discrimination

• amendment

• literacy test

• civil rights

treating a person or group unfairly based on their race, religion, gender, disability, or other reasons

• discrimination

• amendment

• prohibit

• civil rights

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

The Civil Rights Movement is mostly characterized by-

• non-violent civil disobedience

• violence and riots

• economic prosperity

• political corruption

Which term is the best meaning of "suffrage"?

• the right for women to protest
• the right to vote in elections
• citizenship
• freedom