The Amendments & Reconstruction
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What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

It abolished slavery.

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What did the 14th amendment establish for people born or naturalized in the United states?

The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship, declaring that all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

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What did the 15th amendment give african American men?

The right to vote.

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How did the Ku Klux Klan challenge reconstruction?

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) challenged Reconstruction by functioning as a political and social terrorist organization aimed at defeating the Republican Party,

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How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments together change African Americans rights?


The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments known collectively as the Reconstruction Amendments together transformed African Americans from property and non-citizens into free people, national citizens with equal protection under the law.


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