Student Worksheet



Student Worksheet

After the end of the Civil War, Radical Republican leaders worked to safeguard rights granted to ex-slaves, but also worked to find ways to punish the South for the war. In order to assure the intent of the Radicals regarding freedmen was followed, three new Constitutional Amendments were added.

1. You will be assigned a group and an amendment (or amendment section) by your teacher.

2. Within your group, create a foldable on the provided paper that contains the following information.

a. Title of the amendment (i.e. – Fourteenth Amendment; Section III)

b. Brief summary of amendment

c. Image that reflects your summary – imagine that the viewer of your poster cannot read (like most freedman). Can they understand the purpose of the amendment from your image?

3. Answer the following questions:

a. What exception was made in the 13th Amendment where slavery might be allowed?

b. In your view, is there a “loophole” in the 13th Amendment that might have allowed Southerners to “get around” the primary goal of the amendment? Explain

c. How did creators of the 14th Amendment wish to achieve “equal protection under law”?

d. Give three examples of how the 14th Amendment tried to “punish” the former Confederates.

e. Did the creators of the 14th Amendment provide any method to “forgive” those who might have engaged in rebellion” against the United States?

f. According to the 15th amendment, under what conditions were the states and federal government not allowed to deny a person the right to vote?

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