US US Citizenship – Civil War and Reconstruction 2

Question 1

Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer

The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, formally abolished slavery throughout the United States.

Question 2

Which amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people born in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

Question 3

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Question 4

What was the period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Answer

Reconstruction (1865–1877) was the period during which the federal government worked to rebuild Southern states and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.

Question 5

Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Answer

President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.

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US US Citizenship – Civil War and Reconstruction 2