Amendments 13 - 15 Assessment

Front

Who was the president during the Civil War?

Back

Lincoln

Front

What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War? Options: to abolish slavery, to end British control of the Western territories, to make a profit selling war supplies, to preserve the country and to end injustice

Back

to preserve the country and to end injustice

Front

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

Back

False

Front

Which amendments are known as the "reconstruction amendments"? Options: 13th/14th, 13th/14th/15th, 13th/15th, Bill of Rights

Back

13th/14th/15th

Front

When did the Civil War begin and end?

Back

1861-1865

Front

Jim Crow laws legally segregated African Americans and white people.

Back

True

Front

Southern states passed the codes described in this excerpt in order to —

Back

limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments

Front

How many amendments were created to counteract racist laws and policies in the South after the Civil War?

Back

3

Front

Which three Amendments were designed to ensure equality for the slaves? Options: 17th, 18th, 19th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 8th, 9th, 10th

Back

13th, 14th, 15th

Front

What is the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution?

Back

Made slavery illegal