Civil War Amendments and Reconstruction Acts

The Thirteenth Amendment states that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly (a)   .

Why was the Fourteenth Amendment deemed necessary after the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment?

Who initiated the process toward the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment?

What was the main purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• To abolish slavery and involuntary servitude

• To grant voting rights to all citizens

• To establish the right to free speech

• To create a federal income tax

After the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, what could states do to be part of the Union?

• Hold elections

• Abolish taxes

• Establish schools

• Create new laws

The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified shortly after the death of which U.S. President?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

The Thirteenth Amendment consists of how many words?

• 32

• 50

• 100

• 75

What is the main purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment as described in the passage?

• To grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To establish the right to vote for all citizens

• To create a federal income tax

How did the Fourteenth Amendment support the outcomes of the Civil War?

• By abolishing slavery

• By ensuring states could not deny rights to citizens

• By allowing states to secede from the Union

• By establishing a national bank

The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in (a)   1868.