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Reconstruction Amendments

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

a)

to reject it

b)

to ignore it

c)

to approve it

d)

to rewrite it

2.

During the Reconstruction era, how many constitutional amendments were ratified?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

3.

What did the 13th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

a)

Banned slavery in the U.S.

b)

Allowed women the right to vote

c)

Abolished child labor

d)

Established the federal income tax

4.

What did the 14th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

a)

Established the three branches of government

b)

Declared independence from Britain

c)

Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all black people in the United States

d)

Set the guidelines for the impeachment process

5.

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

a)

It provided the right to vote for all male citizens, regardless of race.

b)

Granted women the right to vote

c)

Abolished child labor

d)

Established the federal income tax

6.

What was the primary purpose of the Black Codes in the South?

a)

To provide equal rights to former slaves

b)

To establish a new system of racial segregation

c)

To facilitate the integration of black people into society

d)

To encourage black people to move to the North

7.

True or False. The Southern states were required to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted into the Union during the Reconstruction era.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why was the 13th amendment necessary despite the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation was not legally binding and could not be enforced

b)

The Confederate States had issued their own Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation was not acknowledged by the Confederate States as they had seceded from the Union

d)

The Union was in disagreement with President Lincoln's proclamation

9.

Which amendment during the Civil War era explicitly states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are its citizens?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

All of the above

10.

What was the 15th amendment?

a)

grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.

b)

grants right to vote all women

c)

Banned slavery

d)

Allowed the South to enter back into the U.S.