Constitutional Amendments

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the experiences of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War ended?

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They struggled to achieve true equality and freedom.

Question 2

What was the purpose of each of the Reconstruction Amendments?The ✔ ThirteenthFourteenthFifteenth amendment made slavery illegal.

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✔ Thirteenth; amendment made slavery illegal.: Thirteenth; amendment gave African American men the right to vote.: Fifteenth; amendment provided that African Americans should receive equal protection under the law.: Fourteenth

Question 3

Remember, a claim is a statement of opinion.Use what you have learned to write a claim in support of your chosen amendment by completing this sentence:The ____ Amendment should be passed because ____.

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The Thirteenth Amendment should be passed because slavery is an immoral practice that violates basic human rights.

Question 4

Which of these claims is most like your own?

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The Thirteenth Amendment should be passed because slavery is wrong.

Question 5

What was an argument made by those who opposed the Fifteenth Amendment?

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Giving African Americans the right to vote would change Southern society.

Question 6

State your name. Senator

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