Constitutional Amendments

The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in

1865

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

A) Lincoln declared it was the South's punishment for starting the Civil War.

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

A) White Women

Which statement best describes the Thirteenth Amendment?

A)It abolished slavery throughout the United States.

After ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, how many African Americans served in Congress in the late 1800s?

B) about twenty

Poll taxes and literacy tests were established to limit the voting rights of

C) African American men.

Which of the following made the Fourteenth Amendment necessary?

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

Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment?

C) It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law.

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

C) The proclamation only applied to the Confederacy.

As described in the Thirteenth Amendment, involuntary servitude was

C) a system of making people work without pay or against their will.

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

C) lack of money and land

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

D) All three amendments secured rights for African Americans.

Which was true of African Americans after slavery ended?

D) Many faced discrimination.

Which best describes the long-term impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

D) The Fourteenth Amendment later became the basis for equal rights claims.

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

D) were treated like they were still enslaved.

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

NOT B) African Americans had achieved equality in most other areas.

When did Lincoln propose the Thirteenth Amendment?

NOT B) at the conclusion of the Civil War