Exploring the Civil War Amendments

The video discusses the significant constitutional changes following the American Civil War, focusing on the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment defined citizenship and equal protection, and the Fifteenth Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. Despite these amendments, southern states continued to restrict African American rights post-Reconstruction.

When was the Thirteenth Amendment passed by the Senate?

• December 6, 1864

• April 8, 1865

• December 6, 1865

• April 8, 1864

What did the Thirteenth Amendment achieve?

• Prohibited states from denying equal protection of the laws

• Abolished slavery in the United States

• Granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people

• Gave African American men the right to vote

What was a key provision of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Allowed former Confederate officials to hold office

• Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

• Granted women the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

How did the Fourteenth Amendment change state representation?

• Based on total population excluding untaxed Indians

• Still included the three-fifths compromise

• Only counted free people

• Excluded non-citizens

What was a consequence for states that denied voting rights based on the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Their state laws would be overridden by federal laws

• They risked losing representation in the House of Representatives

• They would be fined by the federal government

• They would lose representation in the Senate

When was the Fourteenth Amendment ratified?

• 1868

• 1865

• 1870

• 1866

What right did the Fifteenth Amendment secure?

• The right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

• Freedom of speech

• The right to due process of law

• The right to own property

Who was excluded from the voting rights granted by the Fifteenth Amendment?

• Men under the age of 21

• Non-citizens

• Women

• Former Confederate soldiers

What did Southern states do after Reconstruction to restrict African American rights?

• Removed all restrictions on voting

• Granted more rights to African Americans

• Encouraged African American participation in government

• Passed laws placing conditions on voting

Which groups used violence to intimidate African Americans from voting?

• The Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the White Camellia

• The Union Army and Navy

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The Radical Republicans