Constitutional Amendments

Question 1

The Fifteenth Amendment opened up voting rights for some people, but not for

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White women.

Question 2

What was one reason why Lincoln pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?

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Lincoln required its ratification for Southern states to be readmitted to the Union.

Question 3

Prior to ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to

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stop discrimination against African Americans.

Question 4

Which statement best describes the Thirteenth Amendment?

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It abolished slavery throughout the United States.

Question 5

Which of the following made the Fourteenth Amendment necessary?

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Black Codes in the South restricted the rights of African Americans.

Question 6

Which statement best describes the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?

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All three amendments attempted to secure rights for African Americans.

Question 7

After ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, many African Americans in the South

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stayed in poverty and debt.

Question 8

Why was a national law against slavery needed after 1863 even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued?

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The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.

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