Constitutional Amendments

Question 1

Read the quote.According to the writer, the amendment would make which situation worse?

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the Civil War

Question 2

Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.The purpose and effect of the Thirteenth Amendment was to

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end slavery in the United States.

Question 3

Which statements describe the immediate aftermath of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on African Americans in the South? Check all that apply.

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Enslaved people were freed.; Many African Americans remained poor.; African Americans were discriminated against.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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to guarantee and protect the citizenship and civil rights of African Americans.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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It took some time for the Fourteenth Amendment to secure the civil rights of African Americans and others.

Question 6

if it could ease the suffering of the countryif it was the moral and fair thing to doif African Americans could prove they were deservingif it would punish Southern rebelsif it could be deemed necessary

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if it was the moral and fair thing to do; if it would punish Southern rebels; if it could be deemed necessary

Question 7

How did the Fifteenth Amendment help African Americans?

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It gave African American men the right to vote.

Question 8

How did white Southerners get around the Reconstruction Amendments?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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By passing laws for poll taxes and literacy tests, and enacting grandfather clauses; By passing black codes and other discriminatory laws

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