USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Reconstruction amendments were the set of 3 amendments to the American Constitution introduced during the reconstruction era. They were passed in a span of 5 years, the 13th Amendment in 1865, 14th Amendment in 1868 and the 15th Amendment in 1870.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Reconstruction Amendments, or the Civil War Amendments, are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870. The amendments were a part of the implementation of the Reconstruction of the American South which occurred after the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amendments 13-15 are called the Reconstruction Amendments both because they were the first enacted right after the Civil War and because all addressed questions related to the legal and political status of the African Americans. Passed by Congress January 31, 1865.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed during Reconstruction mainly to protect the rights of the freedmen after the Civil War. These Amendments are not just for that or any other special group, however. Like all parts of the U.S. Constitution, they help protect the rights of all Americans.