THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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13th, 14th and 15th amendments
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15th, 16th and 17th amendments
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reconstruction amendments. 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: -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: -The 13th Amendment formally abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment established African Americans as equal citizens of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, defines all people born in the United States as citizens, requires due process of law, and requires equal protection to all people. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prevents the denial of a citizen’s vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Detailed explanation-5: -These amendments were intended to guarantee the freedom of the former slaves and grant certain civil rights to them and protect the former slaves and all citizens of the United States from discrimination.