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Which of the following was a long-term result of the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• Great increase in civil rights and liberties for American minorities.

• A halt to American expansionism efforts.

• Increased immigration into the United States from European nations.

• A guaranteed success of Reconstruction in the South.

One result of Reconstruction was the

• extension of suffrage for women.

• introduction of a tax-supported public school system in the South.

• protection of full citizenship rights for African Americans.

• shift in the balance of power from states to federal government.

ACT TO ENFORCE 15TH AMENDMENT [1871] 

Be it enacted . . . , That all citizens of the United States who are or shall be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in any State, Territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school district, municipality, or other territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections, without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; any constitution, law, custom, usage, or regulation of any State or Territory, or by or under its authority, to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if by or under the authority of the constitution or laws of any State, or the laws of any Territory, any act is or shall be required to be done as a prerequisite or qualification for voting. . .  it shall be the duty of every such person and officer to give to all citizens of the United States the same and equal opportunity to perform such prerequisite, and to become qualified to vote without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; [penalty for refusal]. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall prevent, hinder, control, or intimidate, or shall attempt to prevent . . .  any person from exercising or in exercising the right of suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage is secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, by means of bribery, threats, or threats of depriving such person of employment or occupation. . . or by threats of violence to himself or family, such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year. . . . SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if two or more persons shall band or conspire together, or go in disguise upon the public highway, or upon the premises of another, with intent to violate any provision of this act, or to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise and enjoyment of any right or privilege granted or secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States. . .  such persons shall be held guilty of felony,—the fine not to exceed five thousand dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed ten years. . . . SEC. I3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia, as shall be necessary to aid in the execution of judicial process issued under this act. SEC. I8. [The Civil Rights Act of I866 reenacted.]

Fifteenth Amendment protected the right of African American men to

• bear arms

• vote

• equal treatment

• petition

ACT TO ENFORCE 15TH AMENDMENT [1871] 

Be it enacted . . . , That all citizens of the United States who are or shall be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in any State, Territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school district, municipality, or other territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections, without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; any constitution, law, custom, usage, or regulation of any State or Territory, or by or under its authority, to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if by or under the authority of the constitution or laws of any State, or the laws of any Territory, any act is or shall be required to be done as a prerequisite or qualification for voting. . .  it shall be the duty of every such person and officer to give to all citizens of the United States the same and equal opportunity to perform such prerequisite, and to become qualified to vote without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; [penalty for refusal]. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall prevent, hinder, control, or intimidate, or shall attempt to prevent . . .  any person from exercising or in exercising the right of suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage is secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, by means of bribery, threats, or threats of depriving such person of employment or occupation. . . or by threats of violence to himself or family, such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year. . . . SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if two or more persons shall band or conspire together, or go in disguise upon the public highway, or upon the premises of another, with intent to violate any provision of this act, or to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise and enjoyment of any right or privilege granted or secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States. . .  such persons shall be held guilty of felony,—the fine not to exceed five thousand dollars, and the imprisonment not to exceed ten years. . . . SEC. I3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia, as shall be necessary to aid in the execution of judicial process issued under this act. SEC. I8. [The Civil Rights Act of I866 reenacted.]

The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Reconstruction Amendments drew great criticism from the women's rights movement because they

• denied voting rights to new immigrants.

• did not grant civil and voting rights to African Americans.

• ended slavery in America.

• granted civil and voting rights to freedmen, but denied those rights to all women.

US Army, 1865. General Order No. 3, Galveston, TX: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands

Headquarters District of Texas Galveston Texas

June 19th 1865

General Orders No. 3

The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the

United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of

property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them

becomes that between employer and hired labor.

The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are

informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in

idleness either there or elsewhere.

By order of Major General Granger

F.W. EMERY

Major A. A. Genl

Claim: The Juneteenth Order was the most significant document in the fight to

end slavery.

Claim: The Juneteenth Order was the most significant document in the fight to end slavery. Which other piece of evidence would be important to consider in researching this claim?

• The Constitution

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Emancipation Proclamation