Civil War Amendments Primary Source Activity
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Transcript of 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery
(1865)
AMENDMENT XIII
Section 1.
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. . .
Taken from: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=40&page=transcript
What impact did
the Thirteenth
Amendment have
on slavery in the
US?
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the US.
Which section or
region of the US
did the Thirteenth
Amendment apply
to?
The Thirteenth Amendment applied to every state in the US.
Encode the details
of the Amendment
in your own words.
Civil War Amendments Primary Source Activity
Transcript of 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
AMENDMENT XIV
Section 1.
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. . .
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=43&page=transcript
Which two groups of
people does the
Fourteenth
Amendment grant
citizenship to?
The Fourteenth Amendment grants citizenship to all
people born in the US or all people who are
naturalized in the US.
What rights does the
Fourteenth
Amendment grant all
citizens?
The Fourteenth Amendment states that all citizens can
not have their life, liberty, or property taken without
due process. Additionally, the Fourteenth Amendment
grants all citizens equal protection under the law.
Encode the details of
the amendment in
your own words.
Civil War Amendments Primary Source Activity
Transcript of 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
Article XV.
Section 1. 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—. . .
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=44&page=transcript
What traits can not be An eligible citizen can not be stopped from voting
used to stop an
because of his skin color. Additionally, someone can not
individual from voting? be stopped from voting because they were once a
slave.
Which group of
citizens received the
right to vote granted
by the Fifteenth
Amendment?
According to the wording of the Fifteenth Amendment,
black men received the right to vote.
According to the
The Fifteenth Amendment does not mention gender.
wording of the
Therefore, the Fifteenth Amendment did not guarantee
Fifteenth Amendment, women the right to vote.
which group of citizens
can still be denied the
right to vote?
Encode the details of
the amendment in
your own words.