SS.912.A.2.4

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What was the main purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment proposed by the U.S. Senate in April 1864?

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To prohibit slavery throughout the United States

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When was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified by the states?

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1865

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What did the Thirteenth Amendment confirm regarding enslaved people in the South?

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Their emancipation

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What was the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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To prevent states from denying rights to African Americans

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Which amendment guaranteed the same rights to all citizens?

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Fourteenth Amendment

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What did the Fourteenth Amendment require Southern states to do to be readmitted to the Union?

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Ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

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What was the effect of the changes made by the Fourteenth Amendment on former Confederate leaders?

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They were deprived of the right to hold elected office

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What was the main focus of the Fifteenth Amendment ratified in 1870?

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Prohibiting states from denying the right to vote based on race

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Which amendment was ratified in 1870?

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Fifteenth Amendment

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What did the Fifteenth Amendment prohibit?

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Denying the right to vote based on race or previous servitude