Reconstruction Amendments

The basic purpose of the 13th Amendment was to;

• Provide the former slaves with citizenship

• Abolish slavery only

• Extend civil rights to the former slaves

• Extend voting rights to the former slaves

The basic purpose of the 14th Amendment was to;

• Abolish slavery

• Extend citizenship to the former slaves

• Establish martial law in the South

• Extend voting rights to all citizens

An example of the privilege of being a U.S, citizen is;

• The ability to move to another state

• Protection from being deported to another country

• The ability to vote in a federal election

• All of these choices are correct

The basic purpose of the 15th Amendment was to;

• Protect voting rights for the former slaves

• Abolish slavery

• Provide citizenship to the former slaves

• Change the electoral process

All of the following were ways the South avoided application of the 15th Amendment except;

• Grandfather clause

• Religious tests

• Literacy tests

• Poll taxes