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Define the 13, 14, 15 amendments.

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These three amendments are known as the Reconstruction Amendments. The 13th amendment abolished slavery and indentured servitude. The 14th amendment was the amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, even former slaves. The 15th amendment is explained below:

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The 13th amendment was the amendment that abolished slavery and indentured servitude, except when it is a punishment for a crime. It was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865 and then proclaimed on December 18.

The 14th amendment was the amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, even former slaves. It was passed by Congress on June 13, 1866, and then ratified on July 9, 1868.

The 15th amendment was the amendment that prohibited the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ratified on February 3, 1870.

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