B#8 Reconstruction

Benchmark 1-B

United States: Analyze and interpret major eras, events and individuals from the periods of exploration and colonization through the Civil War and Reconstruction in United States history.

#8 Standard with Test Specifications:

Analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction, to include:

b. attempts to protect the rights and enhance the opportunities for freedmen by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Sample Question:

What amendment gives all men the right to vote?

A. the 10th Amendment

B. the 25th Amendment

C. the 15th Amendment*

D. the 3rd Amendment