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Reconstruction Amendments

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment abolished slavery. 
a)
12th 
b)
13th 
c)
14th
d)
15th
2.
This amendment says if you are born here you are a citizen. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
3.
This amendment says all male citizens can now vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
4.
Amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
5.
Amendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves.  It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
6.
Amendment to the US Constitution that forbade any state to deny any citizen the right to vote due to “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Equal protection under the law
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
7.
Period of reuniting the North and the South after the Civil War that lasted from 1865-1876
a)
Reinstituting
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Progressive Era
d)
Destructive Period
8.
An ______________ is a change to the U.S. Constitution.
a)
ratify
b)
amendment
c)
assassination
9.

What president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Bush

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

John Adams

e)

George Washington

10.

What war was fought in the United States largely over the issue of slavery?

a)

World War II

b)

War of 1812

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

World War I

e)

Civil War

11.

What group did the Fourteenth Amendment say the Bill of Rights applied to?

a)

State governments

b)

Foreign governments

c)

The British

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

12.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment protect?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

The right of all people to vote regardless of race

d)

Freedom of the press

e)

The right of all people to vote regardless of gender

13.

What is the name given to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

a)

Teen Amendments

b)

Equal Rights Amendments

c)

Civil War Amendments

d)

Reconstruction Amendments

e)

Gettysburg Amendments

14.
The 14th Amendment was passed following what major event?
a)
Civil War
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
Vietnam War
d)
American Revolution
15.
Which statement below is NOT true about the 15th Amendment?
a)
Citizens of any color can vote
b)
Citizens of any race can vote
c)
Women can vote
d)
Former slaves can vote
16.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

a)

Tear down

b)

To rebuild

c)

Take over

d)

To destroy

17.

Throughout our history why have amendments been added to the Constitution?

a)

To take freedoms away from citizens

b)

They've only been added as a last resort when nothing else has worked

c)

To try to help fix a problem/make a positive change

d)

We haven't added any amendments to the Constitution

18.

What is the main topic addressed in the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments?

a)

Unique circumstances

b)

The president

c)

Taxes

d)

Slavery

19.
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
20.

Guarantees the right to a speedy trial and the right to an attorney

a)

8th Amendment

b)

7th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

21.

Gives women the right to vote.

a)

11th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

22.

(Just for fun) How many times has our US Constitution been amended?

a)

25 times

b)

27 times

c)

29 times

d)

31 times

23.
Who took the office of President after President Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Livingston
d)
Andrew Young
24.
Which of the following men assassinated President Abraham Lincoln only two weeks after the Civil War ended?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jim Crow 
d)
Robert E. Lee 
25.
When racial groups are separated from one another, this is called _____________.
a)
segregation
b)
impeachment
c)
sharecropping

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