Exploring ReconAmendments

The video discusses the Reconstruction Amendments: the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, and the 15th Amendment secured voting rights for African-American men. Despite these amendments, loopholes and state laws continued to restrict African-Americans' rights, leading to future civil rights movements.

What was the primary purpose of the 13th Amendment?

• To grant citizenship to all people born in the U.S.

• To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude

• To provide equal protection under the law

• To grant voting rights to African American men

Which exception did the 13th Amendment include regarding slavery?

• In cases of military service

• In cases of punishment for a crime

• In cases of debt repayment

• In cases of indentured servitude

What were Black Codes designed to do?

• Grant equal rights to all citizens

• Provide voting rights to African Americans

• Impose strict race-based restrictions on Freedmen

• Abolish slavery in all states

What did the 14th Amendment specifically aim to address?

• Abolishing slavery

• Establishing income tax

• Granting citizenship to African Americans

• Providing voting rights to women

What does 'due process of law' mean as stated in the 14th Amendment?

• All citizens have the right to vote

• Everyone's legal rights must be respected

• Slavery is abolished in all states

• All citizens must be treated equally regardless of race

What was a significant outcome of the 14th Amendment?

• It established the income tax

• It made the Bill of Rights apply to the states

• It granted voting rights to women

• It abolished slavery

What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?

• Citizenship for all people born in the U.S.

• Equal protection under the law

• Abolition of slavery

• The right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

What were some methods used by southern states to circumvent the 15th Amendment?

• Granting citizenship to all residents

• Imposing literacy tests and poll taxes

• Providing equal protection under the law

• Abolishing slavery

What was a long-term impact of the Reconstruction Amendments?

• Immediate end to all forms of racial discrimination

• Establishment of the income tax

• Foundation for future civil rights movements

• Granting voting rights to women

What was a major challenge faced by the Reconstruction Amendments?

• They granted voting rights to women

• They were immediately and fully enforced

• They were never ratified

• Loopholes were used to circumvent their intent