Reconstruction and Amendments Quiz

What was the primary purpose of Reconstruction after the Civil War?

• To create new states

• To establish new trade routes

• To rehabilitate and fix the nation's issues

• To expand the United States territory

Which amendment formally abolished slavery in the United States?

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

What did the Fourteenth Amendment achieve?

• It provided equal protection under the law and citizenship to African Americans

• It granted women the right to vote

• It established the income tax

• It abolished slavery

What right did the Fifteenth Amendment grant?

• The right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous servitude

• The right to a fair trial

• The right to bear arms

• The right to free speech

When was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?

• February 3, 1870

• August 18, 1920

• July 9, 1868

• December 16, 1865