1. APUSH Review: The Effectiveness of the 14th and 15th Amendments (Essay Topic)
Everything You Need To Know About The Effectiveness of the 14th and 15th Amendments To Succeed In APUSH

2. Essay Topic
Evaluate the extent to which the 14th and 15th amendments fostered change for African Americans in the second half of the 19th century.

3. Thesis Statements
Make sure to address how much the amendments fostered change
A lot?
A little?
Sort of?

4. Example Thesis Statements
On paper, the 14th and 15th amendments provided new rights that were previously denied to African Americans, but with Southern resistance to these amendments, little change occurred in the lives of African Americans in the second half of the 19th century
This states that little change occurred
The 14th and 15th amendments fostered change for African Americans by providing rights previously denied to them
No! Too vague…. what are these rights? This is basically a restatement

5. Contextualization
What are big ideas going on in America at the same time that relates to the topic?
Amendments split the women’s rights movement
Dred Scott - background on the case
NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE!!!!!!