RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Additional amendments were needed to put Reconstruction plans in place.
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Additional amendments were needed to readmit the rebellious states to the Union.
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Additional amendments were added to reduce the power of the presidency after President Johnson’s impeachment.
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Additional amendments were added to combat the South’s efforts to prevent freedmen from obtaining rights after the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870) were the first amendments made to the U.S. constitution in 60 years. Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, they were designed to ensure the equality for recently emancipated slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -’ This was one of three Constitutional amendments aimed at establishing political equality for Americans of all races. Together, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments. They address slavery, citizenship and voting rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, sometimes known as the Reconstruction Amendments, were critical to providing African Americans with the rights and protections of citizenship.
Detailed explanation-4: -Amendments 13-15 are called the Reconstruction Amendments both because they were the first enacted right after the Civil War and because all addressed questions related to the legal and political status of the African Americans. Passed by Congress January 31, 1865.