Question 1

What constitutional amendment gave African Americans equal protection of the law?

Accepted Answer

14th Amendment

Answer

19th Amendment

Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Question 2

How did the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments help the African Americans?

Accepted Answer

It ended slavery and protected the rights of African Americans.

Answer

It forced them to move north

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It gave them the right to vote, but women were kept in slavery.

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It gave them rights only if the state acknowledged them

Question 3

The 15th Amendment declared what?

Accepted Answer

Former slaves and men of color have the right to vote

Answer

Equal protection of the law

Answer

Congress shall have the power to collect income taxes

Answer

Slavery is outlawed in the United States

Question 4

Which Constitutional Amendment ended slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The 13th Amendment

Answer

The 1st Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

The 14th Amendment

Question 5

What did “Reconstruction” refer to?

Accepted Answer

B.	It referred to rebuilding the nation.

Answer

It referred to surrender in battle

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It referred to freeing the nation.

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It referred to electing a new President after the war

Question 6

Which of the following correctly summarizes Congress’s goal for Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to protect former slaves’ rights and punish the South for their role in the Civil War.

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They wanted to see the assassination of Lincoln so they could vote for another candidate for President.

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Southern states to maintain its status as the Confederate States of America.

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Congress wanted to raise taxes so they could have money for the education of former slaves.

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