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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.Why was the 13th Amendment needed after the Emancipation Proclamation?
  • A.The proclamation was about taxes
  • B.The proclamation had already ended slavery in every state
  • C.The proclamation freed people only in states in rebellion; the amendment ended slavery everywhere
2.After the 15th Amendment, how were many Black citizens in the South still kept from voting?
  • A.Congress repealed it the next year
  • B.Poll taxes, unfair literacy tests and threats of violence
  • C.The amendment applied only to the North
3.In what year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
  • A.1776
  • B.1865
  • C.1920
4.Which amendment said race could not be used to deny a citizen the vote?
  • A.The 15th Amendment
  • B.The 19th Amendment
  • C.The 13th Amendment
5.Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?
  • A.The 13th Amendment
  • B.The 1st Amendment
  • C.The 19th Amendment
6.In what year was the 14th Amendment ratified?
  • A.1868
  • B.1920
  • C.1787
7.Who gained the right to vote under the 15th Amendment?
  • A.Black men
  • B.Women of every race
  • C.Citizens aged 18
8.Why are the 13th, 14th and 15th called the Reconstruction Amendments?
  • A.They were written before the Revolution
  • B.They were passed after the Civil War to rebuild the nation and protect freed people
  • C.They rebuilt the White House after a fire

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

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  1. 1.The proclamation freed people only in states in rebellion; the amendment ended slavery everywhere
  2. 2.Poll taxes, unfair literacy tests and threats of violence
  3. 3.1865
  4. 4.The 15th Amendment
  5. 5.The 13th Amendment
  6. 6.1868
  7. 7.Black men
  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.