Question

What metaphor does historian louise weinberg use to describe the reconstruction amendments?

Answer 1

The metaphor she uses is ''The 14th amendment is the fruit of the civil war." She was using this metaphor to show that all of those brave men had to sacrifice or work for it.

Explanation:

Answer 2

"The 13th, 14th, or 15th Amendment together, but above all the 14th Amendment is the fruit of the civil war, it is what all those brave men fought for and died for."

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember, a metaphor refers to a type of expression involving a comparison between something of one kind with another of a different kind in other to make a vivid explanation.

We can note from the video that historian Louise Weinberg used a metaphorical expression, "the 14th Amendment is the fruit of the civil war", to describe the reconstruction amendments.

By comparing "the 14th amendment" to a fruit Weinberg was using a metaphor in her description of what happened during the reconstruction amendments.