RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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expand educational opportunities for African American men
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allow women to become full citizens
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guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law
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extend constitutional rights to new territories
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Detailed explanation-1: -One way that they tried to do this was to pass three important amendments, the so-called Reconstruction Amendments. 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: -The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, sometimes known as the Reconstruction Amendments, were critical to providing African Americans with the rights and protections of citizenship.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.