citizenship rights for former slaves
The Civil War
The 15th Amendment was not important during the US Civil War. The amendment was passed in 1870.
the thirteenth amendment
The 13th amendment had a big part in freeing the slaves. The civil war had a even bigger part
The Civil War
The civil war.
Prior to the Civil War, the Tenth Amendment was used to support
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Amendments, first intended to secure the rights of former slaves. It was proposed on June 13, 1866, and ratified on July 9, 1868
After the Civil War
citizenship rights for former slaves
The end of the Civil War, and the reunification of the USA. Only then could Congress pass laws that were enforceable in all the states.
The 13th Amendment.