RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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African Americans were still slaves?
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The President and Congress worked together.
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Amendments were passed that helped African Americans.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, the Reconstruction Amendments did their part: they officially ended overt slavery, gave citizenship to newly freed African Americans, and established the right to vote regardless of race.
Detailed explanation-2: -These three constitutional amendments abolished slavery and guaranteed equal protection of the laws and the right to vote. Passed by Congress January 31, 1865.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 13th Amendment is perhaps the most important amendment in American history. Ratified in 1865, it was the first of three “Reconstruction amendments” that were adopted immediately following the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Together, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments.