MAH/Raffel
Amendment #: 13
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United
States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Main Idea(s): Slavery is abolished
Amendment #:14
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
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Amendment #: 15
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude—
Main Idea: African American men have the right to vote.
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Amendment: 13
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Amendment: 14
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Amendment 15
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Key Words
A more perfect union
Establish justice
Insure domestic tranquility
Promote the general welfare
Blessings of Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Created Equal
Certain Unalienable Rights
Property
Safety and happiness
Liberty
Examining the meaning of
the Reconstruction Amendments
Instructions: In groups of 3-4 please:
1. Write “13th Amendment” “14th
Amendment” and “15th Amendment” at the
top of your poster.
2.
Place the words/phrases/pictures below
the amendment that best reflects its
meaning. Do not rush through this step—
think carefully with your group about why a
certain picture relates best to a particular
amendment. (You will do the same thing on
a test at the end of the unit).
3.
Complete the graphic organizer on the
back of your amendment worksheet—
record where you placed the images/
phrases as well as your reasons for doing
so.