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Civil War/Reconstruction Amendments

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

4th

2.

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

3.

This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

9th

4.

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

5.

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

a)

Unique circumstances

b)

The president

c)

Taxes

d)

Slavery

6.
This  was the rebuilding of the country after the Civil War?
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Reconstruction
c)
WWI
d)
Freedmen's Bureau 
7.
Abraham Lincoln was president during Reconstruction.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A historian is writing an article for a history website. The article is divided into the following topics: the division of the South into military districts, ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments.
Which era in U.S. history is the focus of the article?
a)
The Jacksonian Era
b)
The Federalist Era
c)
The antebellum era
d)
The Reconstruction Era
9.
After the passing of the 13th Amendment, what were the former slaves known as?
a)
Scalawags
b)
Freedmen
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Jim Crows
10.
What best describes the failure of the 15th Amendment?
a)
Poll taxes and literacy tests kept African Americans from voting
b)
Schools were segregated
c)
Employers discriminated
d)
The KKK gained power
11.
The 14th Amendment was passed following what major event?
a)
Civil War
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
Vietnam War
d)
American Revolution
12.
What group of people was largely left out of the political process after the Civil war because of poll taxes, literacy tests, and the KKK
a)
African Americans
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Radical Republicans
13.

The Fourteenth Amendment was initially put into place to protect what group of people?

a)

Former slave owners

b)

Freed slaves

c)

Members of Congress

d)

Former presidents

e)

Coal miners

14.

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

15.
Which amendment gives all people equal protection under the law?
a)
14th 
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
13th

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