Reconstruction and the Constitution
Finding a Sequence
All documents and text associated with this activity are printed below, followed by a worksheet for student responses.Introduction
Arrange the documents in chronological order according to the sequence in which certain civil rights were extended to, or requested by, minorities during Reconstruction through constitutional amendments.Name:
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Worksheet
Reconstruction and the Constitution
Finding a Sequence
Examine the documents in this activity. Put the corresponding document numbers in order using the list below. Write your conclusion response in the space provided.1
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"Emancipation," Thomas Nast, Library of Congress
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Joint Resolution Proposing the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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"Appeal for a Sixteenth Amendment" from the National Woman Suffrage Association
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"The First Colored Senator and Representatives," Library of Congress
Conclusion
Reconstruction and the Constitution
Finding a Sequence
Answer Each of the Questions in Reference to the "Appeal for a Sixteenth Amendment Document".1. For what is the appeal for a 16th Amendment advocating?
2. How have the women who wrote this appeal connected their cause with the civil rights struggle of African Americans during Reconstruction? (Include a quotation from the document in your response.)
3. Find the date of the proposed 16th Amendment and consider how it fits in with the sequence of the other documents. Why do you think these women’s rights activists authored this proposal when they did?
Your Response
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Joint Resolution Proposing the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Joint Resolution Proposing the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Page 2
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'Appeal for a Sixteenth Amendment' from the National Woman Suffrage Association
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