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Learning Target: I will be able to determine what the Civil War Amendments attempted to resolve for African Americans during and after the Civil War.
Illinois Social Science Standards
Illinois Social Science Standards
SS.CV.6.6-8.LC: Determine whether specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) resolve the problems they were meant to address.
SS.CV.6.6-8.MdC; Analyze the purposes, implementation, and consequences of public policies in historic and contemporary settings.
SS.CV.6.6-8.MC: Develop procedures for making decisions in historic and contemporary settings (such as the school, civil society, or local, state or national government).
Key Terms
Key Terms
Civil War Amendments - the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Civil War Amendments - the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
14th Amendment - ratified in 1868, and defined citizenship and protected equal treatment and due process.
14th Amendment - ratified in 1868, and defined citizenship and protected equal treatment and due process.
15th Amendment - ratified in 1870, that attempted to protect African Americans' right to vote from discrimination
15th Amendment - ratified in 1870, that attempted to protect African Americans' right to vote from discrimination
Bell Ringer Discussion
Bell Ringer Discussion
What do you think the Civil War Amendments were passed to resolve (or fix) in our nation?
U.S. History _ 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.mp4Lesson Notes
Lesson Notes
Civil War Amendments
Civil War Amendments
Three amendments passed as a result of the Civil War
13th Amendment ended slavery
14th Amendment defined citizenship and gave African Americans citizenship.
14th Amendment established the concept that all citizens were "equal protection of the law"
15th Amendment protected the right to vote for African American men by outlawing discrimination based on race.
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