Thirteenth, Fourteenth & Fifteenth Amendments — Drills · Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter: Emancipation, Reconstruction & Historical InquiryWhat these drills covers
By the end of Thirteenth, Fourteenth & Fifteenth Amendments you should be able to:
- I can state what each of the three Reconstruction amendments does.
- I can explain why the Fifteenth Amendment did not secure the vote in practice.
- I can explain how a law can produce a racial result without naming race.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, primary source, interpretation, equal protection, disenfranchisement.
Problem 1
Match 1865, 1868, and 1870 with the Reconstruction amendments.
Answer and explanation
Thirteenth: 1865; Fourteenth: 1868; Fifteenth: 1870.
Problem 2
What evidence could test a claim of safe voting access?
Answer and explanation
Eligibility and registration rules, voting records, intimidation reports, enforcement, and independent community accounts would help establish actual access.
Problem 3
Why is “three amendments gave everyone the same rights” too vague?
Answer and explanation
It omits different subjects, dates, limits, eligibility, and enforcement. Identify each provision and compare its stated scope with practical access.
Problem 4
Did the Fifteenth Amendment itself provide national women’s suffrage?
Answer and explanation
No. Its specified prohibited grounds did not include sex-based exclusion. Separate its protection from later changes and actual participation.