Reconstruction Amendments

What did Lincoln see as being the only way to make sure slavery was abolished forever?

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

The 14th Amendment declared that:

• Only white male citizens born in the U.S. were granted voting rights- unless they were from a Confederate state

• Anyone born in the U.S., regardless of race, was a citizen—except Native Americans and people of Asian descent.

• Only former enslaved people were granted citizenship and voting rights.

• States could deny rights to citizens if approved by Congress if that person had not sworn loyalty to the Union.

What did the 15th Amendment Accomplish?

• The 15th Amendment abolished slavery.
• The 15th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
• The 15th Amendment established income tax.
• The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

How did many southern states attempt to get around the 15th Amendment?

• Southern states abolished the 15th Amendment entirely.
• Southern states encouraged voter registration drives.
• Southern states used literacy tests, poll taxes, and other strategies to deny African Americans the right to vote.

• Southern states implemented automatic voter registration.