John came home from work one afternoon and noticed that all of his property was gone. He saw a note and it said, We have taken your property because you owe us money. Thanks, U.S. Government. He had nobody to contact to get the stuff back. Which amendment is being broken?

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS

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John came home from work one afternoon and noticed that all of his property was gone. He saw a note and it said, “We have taken your property because you owe us money. Thanks, U.S. Government.” He had nobody to contact to get the stuff back. Which amendment is being broken?

A	12th
B	13th
C	14th
D	15th

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Reconstruction Amendments: Definition and Overview 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 Amendment formally abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment established African Americans as equal citizens of the United States. This amendment overturned the 1857 Dred Scott v.

Detailed explanation-3: -Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed during Reconstruction mainly to protect the rights of the freedmen after the Civil War. These Amendments are not just for that or any other special group, however. Like all parts of the U.S. Constitution, they help protect the rights of all Americans.

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USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS