Reconstruction

Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?

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

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

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

What does abolish mean?

• to get rid of
• to make shiny

The Reconstruction Amendments are also called the _________________.

• Progressive Era Amendments
• Civil War Amendments

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

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

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• to settle labor disputes and give legal advice to former slaves

• to provide food and medical care to those in need in the South

• to establish schools to educate former slaves and help them find work

• to protest against the treatment of African Americans in Southern states

An ______________ is a change to the U.S. Constitution.

• ratify
• amendment
• assassination

An amendment has to be approved, or ________, before it can be added.

• changed
• ratified
• vetoed

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• To limit the rights of African Americans
• To intimidate African Americans
• To help freedmen adjust to their new lives and building schools.

What three amendments are considered the Reconstruction Amendments?

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd

• 13th, 14th, 15th

• 25th, 26th, 27th

• 4th, 5th, 6th