The Amendments are 7, 13, and 14. They deal with civil trial cases and the Civil Rights Movement.
*In a broader context, women's suffrage (19) could also qualify.
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The statement that explains why the 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution are considered milestones is that they granted rights to free slaves.
Social and Cultural Amendments
Because those amendments did the following:14-Provided definition of citizenship and civil rights1-Voting rights for blacks.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are called the Reconstruction Amendments because they gave citizenship rights and protections to African-Americans and were part of the project of Reconstruction (which was from 1865-1877).
The first ten Amendments were ratified together, reaching ratification by three-quarters of the States then comprising the Union, on December 15, 1791. Previously, Amendments I-X were considered the "Bill of Rights". Modernly, the Bill of Rights is considered only Amendments I-VIII, because only these Amendments describe individual rights. Amendment IX and Amendment X refer to collective, residual rights reserved to the People and to the States.