CWR - The Reconstruction Amendments (Lesson)

The Reconstruction Amendments

The Reconstruction Amendments are collectively, the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th Amendments to the United States Constitution and they represent the official end to slavery and the establishment of citizenship for former enslaved people. Together these amendments put a legal end to slavery, indentured servitude, and the discrimination that corresponded with those oppressive actions. While inequality persisted in our nation for many years, these amendments are the foundation for anti-discrimination laws today.o you believe the people of the United States were correct in their belief that we as a nation were “destined” to expand our territory to include the entire continent? Why or why not?

 

Which Amendment Was it?