Media Credits The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. The Rights Holder for media is the person or group credited. Show Director Tyson Brown, National Geographic Society Author National Geographic Society Production Managers Gina Borgia, National Geographic Society Jeanna Sullivan, National Geographic Society Program Specialists Sarah Appleton, National Geographic Society, National Geographic Society Margot Willis, National Geographic Society otherWhat was the purpose of each of the Reconstruction Amendments?The Reconstruction Amendments—also called the Civil War Amendments—are three additions to the United States Constitution that abolished slavery, granted equal rights to formerly enslaved people, and enshrined the right to vote for people of all races.
Why were the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments necessary during reconstruction?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.
What are the three Reconstruction Amendments and what did they do?Numerically, they are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and had major ramifications for the country as well as newly freed slaves. Much of the legislation that came after 1865 is credited to the work of the Radical Republicans, who favored abolition and did not look to compromise on ending slavery.
What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment Reconstruction?The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery and ...
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