Abolish slavery and protect the rights of former slaves
Abolish slavery and protect the rights of former slaves
1876
Reconstruction Amendments ~ APEX
They passed four more Reconstruction laws.
At the end of the civil war 3 amendments were passed that addressed slavery, and citizenship rights. These were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution.
They passed the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to guarantee equality under the law and the right to vote. Both amendments counteracted efforts by the President, the southern states, and the courts to block Congress's Reconstruction program.
3 constitutional amendments were ratified between that time : )
With the Reconstruction Amendments
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, fifthteenth
The thirteenth through fifteenth amendments are referred to as Reconstruction Amendments. These amendments came about after the Civil War. They were designed to help reconstruct the south after the war.
The Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution were passed.
The reconstruction era was good because it allowed the freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 to be passed. It was also win the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed. Also great sucesses like the Reconsrtuction Act of 1867 were passed.