RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
1st, 2nd, 3rd
|
|
|
13th, 14th, 15th
|
|
|
25th, 26th, 27th
|
|
|
4th, 5th, 6th
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The Reconstruction amendments were the set of 3 amendments to the American Constitution introduced during the reconstruction era. They were passed in a span of 5 years, the 13th Amendment in 1865, 14th Amendment in 1868 and the 15th Amendment in 1870.
Detailed explanation-2: -Together, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Thirteenth Amendment (proposed in 1864 and ratified in 1865) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for those duly convicted of a crime. The Fourteenth Amendment (proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868) addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws for all persons.