John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln and was later trapped by pursuers and killed.
Andrew Johnson took over as president after Abraham Lincoln.
13th ends slavery → 14th defines citizenship → 15th expands voting rights
The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 and set up schools in the South.
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 required Southern states to:
Amnesty pardons a group, whereas impeachment formally charges an official
1. What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
2. A person born in the United States after the Civil War was recognized as a citizen under which amendment?
3. What new political opportunity did the 15th Amendment give African Americans?
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln.
What happened to John Wilkes Booth after shooting Lincoln?
He was trapped by pursuers and killed.
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson took over as president after Lincoln.
What did the 13th Amendment abolish?
It abolished slavery and forced labor.
What citizenship rule did the 14th Amendment establish?
All people born in the United States are citizens.
What voting right did the 15th Amendment grant?
It gave African Americans the chance to vote.
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