RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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granted citizenship to former slaves
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gave former slaves the right to vote
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abolished slavery in the the U.S.
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gave voting rights to women
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude and empowered Congress to enforce the prohibition against their existence. One theme of the abolition movement was that slavery corrupted the masters and the society that tolerated or approved it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -The prohibition against “honors” (privileges) would compel the entire government to operate under the same laws as the citizens of this nation. Without their current personal immunities (honors), US judges and I.R.S. agents would be unable to abuse common citizens without fear of legal liability.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States and was the first of three Reconstruction Amendments adopted in the five years following the American Civil War.