Document A: The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (Modified)



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13th, 14th & 15th Amendment – Primary Source Analysis

Directions: Read through each amendment and think about what caused members of congress to propose each amendment, and explain what you think the effects of the amendment are.

13th Amendment (1865)

“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.”

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1. What does this mean in your own words?

2. What was the cause(s) of this Amendment?

3. What was the effect?

• Immediate

• Long-term

14th Amendment (1868)

“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.”

1. What does this mean in your own words?(Hint: Think about Black Codes)

2. What was the cause(s) of this Amendment?

3. What was the effect?

• Immediate

• Long-term

15th Amendment (1870)

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—

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

1. What does this mean in your own words?

2. What was the cause(s) of this Amendment?

3. What was the immediate effect?

4. What are the long-term effects?

South Perspective

How do you think southern whites that used to own slaves will react to these amendments, especially the 15th Amendment?

Deep Thinking Question: The 13th Amendment does not prohibit involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. How could southern whites use this to their advantage?

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