Government- Civil War Amendments

Slavery and involuntary servitude are banned.

13th amendment

This amendment abolished slavery throughout the nation, confirming the intent of the Emancipation Proclamation.

13th amendment

State governments are forbidden to deny any person life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

14th amendment

The principle expressed in this statement from the 5th Amendment was also reflected in the

14th amendment

This Amendment required states to provide all citizens with "due process of law"

14th amendment

This amendment applied the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states.

14th amendment

This amendment granted U.S. citizenship to all former slaves.

14th amendment

Persons cannot be denied the right to vote on account of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

15th amendment

This amendment guaranteed voting rights to all persons that were

15th amendment

U.S. citizens are protected in their ability to speak out or write something against the government.

1st amendment

Citizens are protected from an unreasonable search of their home without the police first producing a search warrant signed by a judge.

4th amendment

What was the goal of the Radical Republicans in Congress during Reconstruction?

Impose political and social reforms on the southern states

Although the Civil War ended, it failed to bring an end to the discrimination leveled against former slaves and their descendants. The ratification of the 14th Amendment was seen as an attempt to bring about an end to prejudice and bigotry against African Americans living in Southern States. ​Explain how the 14th Amendment sought to end the discrimination faced by African Americans living in the South.

It gave them citizenship, the amendment enforeced due process of law to the states, and gave them equal protection under the law.

The amendment process has changed the meaning of some of our basic principles found in the Constitution. The Reconstruction Era prompted the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to address the aftermath of slavery.​Select either the 13th, 14th, or 15th Amendment and explain how that amendment has changed the meaning of one of the basic principles that define the government of the United States.

The 15th Amendment changed the basic principle of popular sovereignty by giving male African Americans the right to vote.

After the Civil War, Southern state legislatures attempted to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons by enacting Black Codes. How did the Radical Republicans in Congress respond?

They proposed the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments.

Which need brought about the adoption of the 14th Amendment?

To provide legal and political rights for African Americans

Select all the ways the Radical Republicans attempted

banning the institution of slavery, ratification of the 15th amendment, and granting the former slaves the right to vote

The "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment has been used to challenge the death penalty on the grounds that

differences exist from state to state in how capital punishment is applied

After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution was to

guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law

The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to

protect the right of formerly enslaved persons.

The major purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to

protect the rights of African Americans

The 14th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily because its supporters believed it was essential to

provide citizenship to the freedmen

The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the

ratification of the 13th amendment

During the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), the 15th Amendment was adopted to grant African Americans

voting rights

What does the 15th Amendment primarily concern?

voting rights