Reconstruction Amendments

What does it mean to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

• to reject it

• to ignore it

• to approve it

• to rewrite it

Answer explanation

Ratifying an amendment means to approve it. It is the process of formally accepting and adopting the amendment into the Constitution.

During the Reconstruction era, how many constitutional amendments were ratified?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Answer explanation

During the Reconstruction era, four constitutional amendments were ratified, which brought significant changes to the United States.

What did the 13th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

• Banned slavery in the U.S.

• Allowed women the right to vote

• Abolished child labor

• Established the federal income tax

Answer explanation

The 14th amendment provided equal protection under the law to all citizens, ensuring their rights and liberties.

What did the 14th amendment to the Constitution accomplish?

• Established the three branches of government

• Declared independence from Britain

• Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all black people in the United States

• Set the guidelines for the impeachment process

Answer explanation

The 14th amendment granted citizenship and equal protection to all black people in the US, ensuring their rights under the law.

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

• It provided the right to vote for all male citizens, regardless of race.

• Granted women the right to vote

• Abolished child labor

• Established the federal income tax

Answer explanation

The 14th amendment provided equal protection under the law to all citizens.

What was the primary purpose of the Black Codes in the South?

• To provide equal rights to former slaves

• To establish a new system of racial segregation

• To facilitate the integration of black people into society

• To encourage black people to move to the North

Answer explanation

The primary purpose of the Black Codes in the South was to establish a new system of racial segregation.

True or False. The Southern states were required to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted into the Union during the Reconstruction era.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The Southern states were required to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted into the Union during the Reconstruction era because it granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all individuals, including former slaves.

Why was the 13th amendment necessary despite the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863?

• The Emancipation Proclamation was not legally binding and could not be enforced

• The Confederate States had issued their own Emancipation Proclamation

• The Emancipation Proclamation was not acknowledged by the Confederate States as they had seceded from the Union

• The Union was in disagreement with President Lincoln's proclamation

Answer explanation

The 13th amendment was necessary because the Confederate States did not acknowledge the Emancipation Proclamation due to their secession from the Union.

Which amendment during the Civil War era explicitly states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are its citizens?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• All of the above

Answer explanation

The 14th Amendment explicitly states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are its citizens.

What was the 15th amendment?

• grants the right to vote for all male citizens regardless of their ethnicity or prior slave status.

• grants right to vote all women

• Banned slavery

• Allowed the South to enter back into the U.S.