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Which statement best describes the Thirteenth Amendment?

A
It abolished slavery throughout the United States.
B
It outlawed involuntary servitude in the United States.
C
It protected the civil rights of African Americans.
D
It granted voting rights to African American men.
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Why was a national law against slavery needed after 1863 even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued?

A
Slavery was still widespread in the North.
B
Slavery was still widespread in the South.
C
The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.
D
The proclamation only applied to states in the Union.
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Which of the following made the Fourteenth Amendment necessary?

A
President Johnson wanted to extend equal rights to African Americans.
B
Many Southerners requested and supported civil rights legislation.
C
Black Codes in the South restricted the rights of African Americans.
D
Confederate states had not rejoined the Union and needed a way to do so.
4

Which of the following did many African Americans experience after passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?

A
a selection of jobs
B
easy access to education
C
lack of money and land
D
a decrease in discrimination
5

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

A
White women.
B
White men experiencing poverty.
C
African American men.
D
former Confederates.
6

Why did the issue of voting lead to another constitutional amendment in the late 1800s?

A
Congress decided to extend voting rights to White women.
B
African Americans had achieved equality in most other areas.
C
White Southerners experiencing poverty were blocked from voting by poll taxes.
D
Congress was worried that White Southerners would stop African Americans from voting.
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After ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, many African Americans in the South

A
were able to buy their own plantations.
B
were elected to serve in federal office.
C
avoided discrimination by taking farm jobs.
D
stayed in poverty and debt.

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