RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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13th Amendment
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14th Amendment
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15th Amendment
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT 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. SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Senate passed the 15th Amendment (S. Res. 8) on February 26, 1869, by a vote of 39 to 13. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish issued a proclamation certifying the ratification of the 15th Amendment by the states on March 30, 1870.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment on February 26, 1869. But some states resisted ratification. At one point, the ratification count stood at 17 Republican states approving the amendment and four Democratic states rejecting it.