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The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what the Reconstruction amendments changed, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.12.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

D2.Civ.12.3-5

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1.After the 15th Amendment, how were many Black citizens in the South still kept from voting?
  • A.The amendment applied only to the North
  • B.Congress repealed it the next year
  • C.Poll taxes, unfair literacy tests and threats of violence
2.Which law of 1965 finally helped enforce the 15th Amendment's promise?
  • A.The Voting Rights Act
  • B.The Stamp Act
  • C.The Homestead Act
3.What does the 14th Amendment promise every person?
  • A.A seat in Congress
  • B.A free house and land
  • C.Equal protection of the laws
4.Which amendment made people born or naturalized in the United States citizens?
  • A.The 1st Amendment
  • B.The 14th Amendment
  • C.The 26th Amendment
5.Which amendment said race could not be used to deny a citizen the vote?
  • A.The 13th Amendment
  • B.The 19th Amendment
  • C.The 15th Amendment
6.The 13th Amendment makes one exception to its ban on forced labor. What is it?
  • A.Work on a family farm
  • B.Service in the army
  • C.Punishment for a crime after a conviction
7.In what year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
  • A.1865
  • B.1920
  • C.1776
8.Why are the 13th, 14th and 15th called the Reconstruction Amendments?
  • A.They were passed after the Civil War to rebuild the nation and protect freed people
  • B.They were written before the Revolution
  • C.They rebuilt the White House after a fire

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Answer key — The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Poll taxes, unfair literacy tests and threats of violence
  2. 2.The Voting Rights Act
  3. 3.Equal protection of the laws
  4. 4.The 14th Amendment
  5. 5.The 15th Amendment
  6. 6.Punishment for a crime after a conviction
  7. 7.1865
  8. 8.They were passed after the Civil War to rebuild the nation and protect freed people

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.