WorksheetsReconstruction Amendments
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does it mean to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?
to reject it
to ignore it
to approve it
to rewrite it
During the Reconstruction era, how many constitutional amendments were ratified?
1
2
3
5
What did the 13th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?
Banned slavery in the U.S.
Allowed women the right to vote
Abolished child labor
Established the federal income tax
What did the 14th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?
Established the three branches of government
Declared independence from Britain
Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all black people in the United States
Set the guidelines for the impeachment process
What did the 15th amendment accomplish?
It provided the right to vote for all male citizens, regardless of race.
Granted women the right to vote
Abolished child labor
Established the federal income tax
What was the primary purpose of the Black Codes in the South?
To provide equal rights to former slaves
To establish a new system of racial segregation
To facilitate the integration of black people into society
To encourage black people to move to the North
True or False. The Southern states were required to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted into the Union during the Reconstruction era.
True
False
Why was the 13th amendment necessary despite the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863?
The Emancipation Proclamation was not legally binding and could not be enforced
The Confederate States had issued their own Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was not acknowledged by the Confederate States as they had seceded from the Union
The Union was in disagreement with President Lincoln's proclamation
Which amendment during the Civil War era explicitly states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are its citizens?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
All of the above
What was the 15th amendment?
grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.
grants right to vote all women
Banned slavery
Allowed the South to enter back into the U.S.
