The Reconstruction Amendments and Their Impact

What was the primary purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• To protect the voting rights of African American men

• To provide equal protection under the law

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the main goal of the 15th Amendment?

• To abolish slavery

• To grant citizenship to former slaves

• To protect the voting rights of African American men

• To provide equal protection under the law

Despite the 15th Amendment, what practices were used to circumvent African American voting rights?

• Literacy tests and poll taxes

• Granting citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

• Abolishing slavery

• Providing equal protection under the law

What was a significant impact of the Reconstruction Amendments on African Americans?

• They provided a legal framework for rights and freedoms

• They immediately ended all forms of discrimination

• They guaranteed economic equality

• They eliminated the need for future civil rights movements