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Which of the following best describes the experiences of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War ended?

A
They easily adjusted to life as free people.
B
They struggled to achieve true equality and freedom.
C
They were welcomed in the South as full partners in society.
D
They were economically independent but lacked social equality.
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The ThirteenthFourteenth✔ Fifteenth amendment gave African American men the right to vote.

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Thirteenth
B
Fourteenth
C
✔ Fifteenth
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The Thirteenth✔ FourteenthFifteenth amendment provided that African Americans should receive equal protection under the law.

A
Thirteenth
B
✔ Fourteenth
C
Fifteenth
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amendment made slavery illegal.:Thirteenth
amendment gave African American men the right to vote.:Fifteenth
amendment provided that African Americans should receive equal protection under the law.:Fourteenth
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What was the purpose of each of the Reconstruction Amendments?The ✔ ThirteenthFourteenthFifteenth amendment made slavery illegal.

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amendment made slavery illegal.:Thirteenth
amendment gave African American men the right to vote.:Fifteenth
amendment provided that African Americans should receive equal protection under the law.:Fourteenth
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What was the significance of the Thirteenth Amendment?

A
It freed enslaved people.
B
It ended the Civil War.
C
It gave every former enslaved person some land.
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What was the significance of the Fifteenth Amendment?

A
Granted the right to vote to all men
B
Made poll taxes illegal
C
Abolished sharecropping
D
Granted land to formerly enslaved people
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First, choose your amendment.Which amendment will you write about?

A
The Thirteenth Amendment – abolished slavery
B
The Fourteenth Amendment – granted equal protection under the law to all citizens
C
The Fifteenth Amendment – gave all men the right to vote
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Remember, a claim is a statement of opinion.Use what you have learned to write a claim in support of your chosen amendment by completing this sentence:The ____ Amendment should be passed because ____.

Answer:

The Thirteenth Amendment should be passed because slavery is an immoral practice that violates basic human rights.

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Which of these claims is most like your own?

A
The Thirteenth Amendment should be passed because slavery is wrong.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment should be passed because all people should have equal rights.
C
The Fourteenth Amendment should be passed because all people deserve equal protection under the law.
D
The Fifteenth Amendment should be passed because all people should have the right to vote.
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A counterclaim is an argument against something.What was a counterclaim made by those who opposed the Thirteenth Amendment?

A
Freeing enslaved people would anger Northerners
B
Freeing enslaved people could make the Civil War worse
C
Freeing enslaved people would make them unhappy
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What was an argument made by those who opposed the Fifteenth Amendment?

A
Women should not be included in the amendment.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment already guaranteed the right to vote.
C
Giving African Americans the right to vote would change Southern society.
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Which of the following did you include in your response?

A
Your claim, or statement of opinion
B
At least one reason that supports your claim
C
Reasons why the counterclaim, or argument against the amendment, is wrong
D
What you hope will be the amendment’s effects
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State your name. Senator

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What was the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
It gave all men the right to vote.
B
It solved disagreements in the South.
C
It granted civil rights to African Americans.
D
It brought many Confederate states back into the Union.
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What does the Fourteenth Amendment provide?Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Equality under the law for all citizens
B
Citizenship for African Americans
C
The right to vote for African Americans
D
Emancipation of enslaved people
E
A guarantee of due process of law
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What was a counterclaim made by those who opposed the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
African Americans and white Southerners were already mostly equal.
B
Formerly enslaved people were already protected by the Bill of Rights.
C
African American people should not have the same rights as whites.

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