RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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Read the excerpt below from the 13th Amendment. What impact did this amendment have on citizens of the United States in 1865? “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
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The amendment abolished slavery for all African American males in the United States
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The amendment banned citizens from cruel and unreasonable punishment
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This amendment gave only men the right to vote within the United States
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This amendment overturned the ruling in the Marbury vs Madison Case.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the aftermath of the Civil War, this amendment banned slavery in the United States, ending a barbaric system that had been legal in America for well over a hundred years. Four million people, an entire eighth of the U.S. population, were freed as a result.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 13th Amendment forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories. In addition to banning slavery, the amendment outlawed the practice of involuntary servitude and peonage. Involuntary servitude or peonage occurs when a person is coerced to work in order to pay off debts.
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