Reconstruction Amendments Unit 3 USII 3a

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

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

Reconstruction www.history.com/videos/the-failure-of- reconstruction

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments These three amendments guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens

13th Amendment Bans slavery in the United States and any of its territories Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln

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 Foldable activity Fold paper hotdog style Fold hotdog into tri-folds Cut one side of hotdog on folds On the outside of each fold label with one amendment Inside the fold write what each amendment did On 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