Reconstruction Amendments TOTD

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

• Guaranteed women the right to vote

• Outlawed the sale of alcoholic drinks

• Guaranteed religious freedom

• Made slavery illegal

• All of the above

The Fourteenth Amendment was initially put into place to protect what group of people?

• Former slave owners

• Freed slaves

• Members of Congress

• Former presidents

• Coal miners

What group of people did the amendment say could not hold public office?

• Former slave owners

• Former slaves

• People that participated in a rebellion

• Immigrants

• People who were part of the Union army

What group did the Fourteenth Amendment say the Bill of Rights applied to?

• State governments

• Foreign governments

• The British

• All of the above

• None of the above

What part of the Fourteenth Amendment was used to prevent states from implementing Black Codes?

• Due Process Clause

• Rebellion Clause

• Citizenship Clause

• Requirement of the States Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

What did the Fifteenth Amendment protect?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech

• The right of all people to vote regardless of race

• Freedom of the press

• The right of all people to vote regardless of gender

What is the name given to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

• Teen Amendments

• Equal Rights Amendments

• Civil War Amendments

• Reconstruction Amendments

• Gettysburg Amendments