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QuizMultiple Choice

African Americans and Reconstruction

Question 10 • (MACS) 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1

Which statement best describes the Thirteenth Amendment?

Answer
A
It abolished slavery throughout the United States.
B
It outlawed involuntary servitude in the United States.
C
It protected the civil rights of African Americans.
D
It granted voting rights to African American men.

Explanation

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States. It also prohibited involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, so choice B describes part of its wording but is less complete. The Fourteenth Amendment addressed citizenship and civil rights, and the Fifteenth Amendment protected voting rights for African American men.

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