13th Amendment
True or False: The 13th Amendment paved the way for the 14th and 15th Amendments
True
What does the 14th Amendment do?
Guarantees birthright citizenship and ensures that no state will deny civil rights.
What does the 15th Amendment do?
Prohibits governments from denying citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or background
Who became the first Black U.S. Senator?
Hiram Revels
Which act/compromise marked the end of the Reconstruction era?
The Compromise of 1877
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and forced labour across the United States
What year was the 14th Amendment ratified?
1868
What year was the 15th Amendment ratified?
1870
What is the name of the white supremacist group that utilized violence and terrorism to target African Americans?
Ku Klux Klan
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act?
To establish and protect the civil rights of newly freed African Americans
What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
1865
Who were mainly protected by the 14th Amendment?
Former enslaved people
True or False: The 15th Amendment allowed women to vote as well.
False
Which President in 1866 had their veto overridden by the Civil Rights Act?
President Andrew Johnson
What was the purpose of the Force Acts?
To protect the constitutional rights of African Americans and suppress the Ku Klux Klan
The 13th Amendment was an important legal evolution of the...
Emancipation Proclamation
Under law, the 14th Amendment mandated...
Equal protection
Who were finally able to actively engage in government as a result of the 15th Amendment?
African Americans
Who was the Republican who was given the presidency due to the Compromise of 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What was the impact of the Reconstruction Acts?
Divided the former Confederate states into five military districts governed by the Union army
How did the 13th Amendment change the Constitution?
The Constitution went from protecting slavery to ending it.
What document was applied to state governments due to the 14th Amendment?
The Bill of Rights
Who violently attacked the 15th Amendment?
White supremacist groups
At Appomattox Court House in Virginia, Confederate General.... surrendered his forces to Union General.....
What are the names of the two Generals?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee / Union General Ulysses S. Grant
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
Settled a controversial presidential election, leading southern democrats to allow Republican Rutherford B. Hayes to become president in exchange for the federal troops in the South.