3.6 civil war amendments & voting amendments

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

• Tear down

• To rebuild

• Take over

• To destroy

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments are numbers 13, 14, and 15. Why did our country need to rebuild after the Civil War?

• We wanted to create a new country.

• There weren't enough jobs for everyone.

• We needed to create a new government.

• We needed to figure out what would happen to the newly freed slaves.

This amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. even if they were previously a slave.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 4th

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

This amendment granted suffrage (the right to vote) to men who are black.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 9th

This amendment included the citizenship clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 9th

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

• Slavery was abolished

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The North winning the Civil War

• Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

Throughout our history why have amendments been added to the Constitution?

• To take freedoms away from citizens

• They've only been added as a last resort when nothing else has worked

• To try to help fix a problem/make a positive change

• We haven't added any amendments to the Constitution

What is the main topic addressed in the Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments?

• Unique circumstances

• The president

• Taxes

• Slavery

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

• It enforced segregation
• It abolished poll taxes
• It made slavery illegal
• It defined citizenship