Reconstruction Part II

What was the primary purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

• to protect the rights of American Indians

• to protect the rights of women 

• to protect the rights of Americans accused of a crime

• to protect the rights of African Americans

Which amendment matches the following statement: "protects the rights of all citizens to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Why was the following amendment needed: "protects the rights of all citizens to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

•  to stop states from attempting to deny citizenship to freed African Americans

• to stop states from attempting to deny freed African Americans their right to vote

• to ensure that slavery would never be used again in any U.S. state or territory

Which amendment matches the following statement: "abolished slavery throughout the United States?"

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Why was the following amendment needed: "abolished slavery throughout the United States?"

•  to stop states from attempting to deny citizenship to freed African Americans

• to stop states from attempting to deny freed African Americans their right to vote

• to ensure that slavery would never be used again in any U.S. state or territory

Which amendment matches the following statement: "grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees them equal protection under the law?"

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

Why was the following amendment needed: "grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees them equal protection under the law?"

•  to stop states from attempting to deny citizenship to freed African Americans

• to stop states from attempting to deny freed African Americans their right to vote

• to ensure that slavery would never be used again in any U.S. state or territory

How did Governor William Brownlow’s support for Radical Republicans affect Tennessee’s path to rejoin the Union?

• Tennessee had to follow the 14th Amendment, while other former Confederate states that rejoined the Union refused to follow it.

• Tennessee gave African Americans the right to vote, but other former Confederate states avoided giving African Americans the right to vote.

• Tennessee was delayed in rejoining the Union until after Governor Brownlow left office.

• Tennessee was the first former Confederate state to rejoin the Union and avoided the harsher parts of Reconstruction.

 How did the Tennessee Constitution of 1870 treat the right to vote for African American men?

•  It denied African American men the right to vote.

•  It denied African American men the right to vote, and it established a poll tax to help fund election monitors.

• It gave all men, including African American men, the right to vote, but it established a poll tax which was eventually used to keep African Americans from voting.

•  It gave all men, including African American men, the right to vote, and it repealed a poll tax to ensure that African Americans would not be prevented from voting.