📚 Part 1: Amendment Knowledge Check

1. Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

12th Amendment

2. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to:

Only white males

All people born or naturalized in the United States

Only formerly enslaved people

Only people who owned property

3. Which amendment protected voting rights regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

16th Amendment

4. Check all groups that were directly impacted by the Reconstruction Amendments:

Formerly enslaved people

Southern white landowners

Northern politicians

Native Americans

✏️ Part 2: Amendment Analysis

5. Fill in the blanks using the word bank below:

Word Bank: citizenship, voting, slavery, equal protection

The 13th Amendment abolished _____________ throughout the United States. The 14th Amendment granted _____________ to all people born in the U.S. and guaranteed _____________ under the law. The 15th Amendment protected _____________ rights for African American men.

6. Explain one political challenge that the 14th Amendment was designed to address during Reconstruction:

7. Describe one social challenge that formerly enslaved people faced even after the 15th Amendment was passed:

8. How did the Reconstruction Amendments attempt to redefine citizenship in the United States? Use evidence from at least two amendments in your answer:

🤔 Part 3: Critical Thinking

9. Why do you think it took three separate amendments to address the issues facing formerly enslaved people? Explain your reasoning:

10. Extension Challenge: Despite these amendments, many African Americans continued to face discrimination. Predict what methods might have been used to limit their rights, and explain why the amendments alone were not enough to guarantee true equality: