USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment effect freedmen politically?
A
Could work in cities. Able to buy land.
B
Able to vote. Elected to public office.
C
Could not buy a house
D
Learned to read and write.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Civil War Amendments (Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments) | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress. Browse Explanations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, defines all people born in the United States as citizens, requires due process of law, and requires equal protection to all people. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prevents the denial of a citizen’s vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Detailed explanation-4: -These amendments were intended to guarantee the freedom of the former slaves and grant certain civil rights to them and protect the former slaves and all citizens of the United States from discrimination.

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