What was the result of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1865?

(1 point)
• Women were given the right to vote.
• Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
• The production and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
O All citizens were granted the right of free speech.

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The correct result of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1865, is:

• Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.

What is significant about the Fourteenth Amendment?
(1 point)
It stated that African Americans were free to run for political office
It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
• It guaranteed freedom of speech for all citizens including African Americans

The significant aspect of the Fourteenth Amendment is:

It granted African Americans in the United States citizenship and therefore voting rights.

This amendment established that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens, which included former slaves, and it provided a broad definition of citizenship and equal protection under the law.

What was the significance of the Fifteenth Amendment?
(1 point)
• All citizens were granted the right of free speech.
It outlawed slavery in the United States resulting in the freedom of thousands of slaves
• The production and consumption of alcoholic beverages was prohibited.
• It granted African American men the right to vote

The significance of the Fifteenth Amendment is:

It granted African American men the right to vote.

Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

In September 1868, all of the Georgia General Assembly's black politicians were forced from office by white Democrats and Republicans. As a result,
(1 point)

the federal government re-established military rule in Georgia.
• the federal government re-established the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia.
• black legislators were forced to move from their homes in Georgia.
• black legislators were permanently banned from holding office in Georgia.

As a result of the expulsion of all black politicians from the Georgia General Assembly by white Democrats and Republicans in September 1868:

the federal government re-established military rule in Georgia.

This action was part of the broader context of Reconstruction, during which federal authorities sought to enforce civil rights and maintain order in the Southern states.

Put the following events in chronological order (the first event should be the earliest, the last event should be the latest):
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Removal of Black legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during
Reconstruction
= Georgia Secedes from the Union
= Election of 1860
= Founding of the Freedmen's Bureau
= The Civil War
= Dred Scott Court Case

Here is the chronological order of the events listed, from the earliest to the latest:

  1. Georgia Secedes from the Union (January 19, 1861)
  2. Election of 1860 (November 6, 1860)
  3. Dred Scott Court Case (Decision announced on March 6, 1857)
  4. The Civil War (April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865)
  5. Founding of the Freedmen's Bureau (Established on March 3, 1865)
  6. Removal of Black legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction (September 1868)

Please note that the Dred Scott case predates the election of 1860 and the Civil War, so it should be placed first in the timeline. The actual order would be:

  1. Dred Scott Court Case
  2. Election of 1860
  3. Georgia Secedes from the Union
  4. The Civil War
  5. Founding of the Freedmen's Bureau
  6. Removal of Black legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction