RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
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What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
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They established a set of rules for the government.
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The amendments worked together to guarantee equal rights for African Americans.
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The amendments worked together to guarantee equal rights for White Americans.
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The amendments guaranteed jobs for African Americans.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These amendments were aimed to ensure equality in social and political sphere for Africans-Americans, by abolishing slavery, providing African-Americans with citizenship as well as equal protection of the law and by giving them voting rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Civil War Amendments (Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments) | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress. Browse Explanations.
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