RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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13th amendment
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14th amendment
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15 amendment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 15th Amendment guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. Almost immediately after ratification, African Americans began to take part in running for office and voting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Through the use of poll taxes, literacy tests and other means, Southern states were able to effectively disenfranchise African Americans.
Detailed explanation-4: -One source of opposition to the proposed amendment was the women’s suffrage movement, which before and during the Civil War had made common cause with the abolitionist movement.
Detailed explanation-5: -The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of ser-vitude.