An End to War and Slavery

Locate the word "amend" in the paragraph 1. Which of the following terms is a synonym for amend?

• destroy

• reduce

• ruin

• fix

What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?

• It gave formerly enslaved people the right to vote.

• It required landowners to pay formerly enslaved people for their work.

• It allowed all formerly enslaved people to attend school.

• It abolished slavery and made it illegal in the United States.

What is the significance of Juneteenth?

• It is a day of Texas Independence.

• Texas rejoined the Union.

• Slavery continued in Texas.

• Slavery was made illegal on that day.

Which legal document freed enslaved people in rebellious states?

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

In paragraph one, what does the word reconstruction mean?

• to build again

• a central length of time

• The southern part of the U.S.

• none of the above