Question

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added to the United States Constitution following the Civil War and marked the first time the Constitution had been amended in 60 years. The amendments intended to guarantee freedom to former slaves and to prevent discrimination in civil rights to former slaves and all citizens. Due to their content and being passed within years of each other (1865, 1868, &1870) these amendments are collectively known as:________.

Answer 1

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, introduced following the Civil War are collectively known as the "Reconstruction Amendments." They aimed to abolish slavery, grant citizenship, and ensure civil rights and voting rights for former slaves.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added to the United States Constitution following the Civil War and marked the first time the Constitution had been amended in 60 years. The amendments intended to guarantee freedom to former slaves and to prevent discrimination in civil rights to former slaves and all citizens. Due to their content and being passed within years of each other (1865, 1868, & 1870) these amendments are collectively known as the "Reconstruction Amendments".

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to African Americans and equal protection under the law regardless of race or color. It also prohibited states from depriving their residents of life, liberty, or property without a legal proceeding. The Fifteenth Amendment was specifically designed to secure the right to vote for Black men.

Answer 2

The Reconstruction Amendments

Step-by-step explanation:

The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States were collectively called the Reconstruction Amendments. The thirteenth Amendment was done in 1865, the fourteenth in 1868, and the fifteenth in 1870, the subsequent five years that followed the Civil War. Before these amendments were done, the last amendment being the twelfth was done in 1804.