The 15th Amendment.
The 14th amendment gave rights to former slaves.
former male slaves received the rigth to vote
The amendment that gave former slaves the same rights as other Americans was the 14th amendment.
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves who were born outside the country. This meant that African Americans who were previously enslaved but born outside the US were now considered US citizens and entitled to the rights and protections provided by the Constitution.
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He wanted them to respect the rights of African Americans.
He wanted them to respect the rights of African Americans.
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery. Once these slaves were free, the abolitionists and the northerners feared the southerners and former confederates would deny these freedmen citizenship. So, the 14th amendment granted the African Americans citizenship. And then, the 15th amendment was established, granting the African Americans the right to vote. But some states issued a poll tax and a literacy test to prevent them from voting. Groups like the KKK formed to keep African Americans from voting. The Civil Rights Act of 1965 played a big role in ending these harsh restrictions on voting. There were also black codes and Jim Crow Laws which treated African Americans harshly as well.
The African nation founded by former American slaves was Liberia.
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Yes it was founded by former American slaves.
He wanted them to respect the rights of African Americans.