WorksheetsAmendments 13 - 15 Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president during the Civil War?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Washington
c)
Lincoln
d)
Adams
2.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the country and to end injustice
3.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which amendments are known as the "reconstruction amendments"?
a)
13th/14th
b)
13th/14th/15th
c)
13th/15th
d)
Bill of Rights
5.
When did the Civil War begin and end?
a)
1890-1892
b)
1861-1865
c)
1800-1806
d)
1823-1836
6.
Jim Crow laws legally segregated African Americans and white people.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —
a)
limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
b)
increase the labor supply for factory jobs in the North
c)
decrease the number of northern representatives in Congress
d)
improve relations with the Democratic Party
8.
How many amendments were created to counteract racist laws and policies in the South after the Civil War?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
3.5
9.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
10.
What is the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
a)
Gave African American's citizenship and provided equal protection of the law for all citizens
b)
Gave all men the right to vote
c)
Made slavery illegal
d)
Gave women the right to vote
11.
What is the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
a)
Gave African American's citizenship and provided equal protection of the law for all citizens
b)
Gave all men the right to vote
c)
Made slavery illegal
d)
Gave women the right to vote
12.
What is the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution?
a)
Gave African American's citizenship and provided equal protection of the law for all citizens
b)
Gave all men the right to vote
c)
Made slavery illegal
d)
Gave women the right to vote
13.
Did the 15th Amendment give women the right to vote?
a)
YES
b)
NO
14.
Which amendment guarantees due process and equal protection?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
15.
After the Reconstruction Amendments were passed, this white supremacist terrorist group was created.
a)
The Southern Order
b)
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
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