Reconstruction Amendments Quiz

When was the 13th amendment officially ratified?

• June 1866

• February 1870

• December 1865

• April 1865

Who was the first African-American member of Congress?

• Hiram Rhodes Rebels

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Thaddeus Stevens

What did the 14th amendment declare about citizenship?

• Anyone born in the United States was automatically a citizen

• Only white citizens were considered citizens

• Only naturalized citizens were considered citizens

• Only native-born citizens were considered citizens

What did the 15th amendment guarantee?

• The right to vote for all male citizens

• The right to vote for all citizens regardless of race or gender

• The right to vote for all citizens regardless of race

• The right to vote for all male citizens regardless of race

What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• To restrict the rights of former Confederate states

• To establish a new form of government

• To abolish slavery and guarantee civil rights to former enslaved African Americans

• To expand the powers of the federal government

Who pushed hard to get the 13th amendment passed in the House of Representatives?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Thaddeus Stevens

• Hiram Rhodes Rebels

What did the 14th amendment state about the rights of citizens?

• States could deny any citizen the right to vote

• The federal government had the authority to take away a state's representation in Congress

• No state could deny the rights of a citizen

• States could deny former enslaved African-Americans their rights

What did the 15th amendment guarantee the right to vote for?

• All citizens regardless of race or gender

• All male citizens regardless of race

• All citizens regardless of race or background

• All male citizens

What did the 13th amendment officially abolish?

• Discriminatory voting laws

• Slavery

• The rights of women to vote

• The powers of the federal government

What did the 15th amendment ignore the rights of?

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• Women

• Native Americans