6th grade

The Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) tried to establish ________________ between white and black men.

• land owner ship

• court system

• civil ownership

• civil rights

Which group of people were NOT most affected by the passing of the 14th Amendment?

• Plantation owners

• Northern soldiers

• Politicians

• African Americans

Which amendments guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens?

• 14

• 17

• 13

• 15

• 18

Which of the following was a SUCCESS of the 15th amendment?

• It overturned the Dred Scott decision by granting citizenship to all individuals born in the U.S.

• It abolished slavery in all of the U.S.

• It gave all men the right to vote

What is the main topic addressed in the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments?

• Unique circumstances

• The president

• Taxes

• Slavery

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

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

Throughout our history why have amendments been added to the Constitution?

• To take freedoms away from citizens

• They've only been added as a last resort when nothing else has worked

• To try to help fix a problem/make a positive change

• We haven't added any amendments to the Constitution

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

A man decides that he needs people to work at a factory, but he can’t pay them. He decides to force his employees to work without paying them a single dollar.

What amendment is the man breaking?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States?

• Civil Rights Act of 1981

• 14th amendment

• 15th amendment

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