The original Constitution accepted the institution of slavery.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Did slavery get abolished in the new Constitution?YesNo

In the Constitution of 1869, slavery was forbidden and Blacks were included as voters.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The Supreme Court opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford asserted which of the following?Group of answer choicesCongress could outlaw slavery in the new territories, but any slaves who escaped had to be returned to their ownersCongress had misinterpreted the intentions of the Framers and slave owners should be allowed to import more slaves from overseasAfrican Americans were citizens under the Constitution and those who escaped did not have to be returned to their ownersAfrican Americans were not citizens under the Constitution and Congress could not outlaw slavery

The Fourteenth Amendment was written to accomplish which of the following?Rights reserved to statesAbolition of slaveryThe right of citizenshipVoting rights

Match each amendment to its specific goal.ThirteenthFourteenthFifteenthabolished slaveryguaranteed equal protection of the lawsguaranteed voting rights for Black men