Unit 3USII 3a

Reconstruction Amendments

Reconstruction: The rebuilding and reunification of The South after the end of the Civil War

Vocabulary

The period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

Reconstruction

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Reconstruction

These three amendments guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

Bans slavery in the United States and any of its territories

13th Amendment

Frederick Douglass

Abraham Lincoln

Grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protection

14th Amendment

Ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color or previous conditions of servitude

15th Amendment

Foldable activityFold paper hotdog style Fold hotdog into tri-foldsCut one side of hotdog on foldsOn the outside of each fold label with one

amendmentInside the fold write what each amendment

didOn the back of the fold draw a picture

representing each amendment

Student Activity

Create a foldable of the Reconstruction Amendments using the following information

13th Amendment-Bans slavery in the United States and any of its territories

14th Amendment-Grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protection

15th Amendment-Ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color or previous conditions of servitude

Student Activity