Constitutional Amendments

Question 1

Read the quote.According to the writer, the amendment would make which situation worse?

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B: the Civil War

Question 2

Choose the right phrase to complete the sentence.The purpose and effect of the Thirteenth Amendment was to

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A: end slavery in the United States.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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A: It took some time for the Fourteenth Amendment to secure the civil rights of African Americans and others.

Question 4

Question 4

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B: if it was the moral and fair thing to do; D: if it would punish Southern rebels; E: if it could be deemed necessary

Question 5

How did the Fifteenth Amendment help African Americans?

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C: It gave African American men the right to vote.

Question 6

How did white Southerners get around the Reconstruction Amendments?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: By passing laws for poll taxes and literacy tests, and enacting grandfather clauses; C: By passing black codes and other discriminatory laws

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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C: to guarantee and protect the citizenship and civil rights of African Americans.

Question 8

Which statements describe the immediate aftermath of the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on African Americans in the South? Check all that apply.

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A: Enslaved people were freed.; B: Many African Americans remained poor.; D: African Americans were discriminated against.

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