Para 2: Civil War and Reconstruction

Question 1

What year was the 13th Amendment and what did it do?

Answer 1

1865 and removed slavery in the entire Union

Question 2

The American Civil War in 1861 until 1865 and the 13th Amendment in 1865 abolishing slavery in the entire union marks…

Answer 2

the recognition of freedom being inalienable and inherent to all humans

Question 3

What dates were Reconstruction?

Answer 3

1865-1877

Question 4

What legislation in the Reconstruction period expanded possibilities for African Americans?

Answer 4

The Civil Rights Bill and the 15th Amendment

Question 5

What did the Civil Rights Bill do and what year was it passed?

Answer 5

1866 and granted them citizenship and equal protection

Question 6

What did the 15th Amendment do and what year was it passed?

Answer 6

1868 and granted African Americans the right to vote

Question 7

Legislation in this period of Reconstruction in 1865 until 1877 expanded possibilities for African Americans slightly, with….

Answer 7

them being granted citizenship and equal protection under the Civil Rights Bill in 1866 and the right to vote under the 15th Amendment in 1868

Question 8

What year was the American Civil War?

Answer 8

1861-1865