The reconstruction amendments or civil war amendements are the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the U.S constitution adopted between 1865 and 1870 the amendments were a part of the Implementation of the reconstitution of the American south which occurred after the civil war
Explain in detail what each of the reconstitution amendments said and established
The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified in December 1865 and abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. It stated:
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
This amendment effectively freed the millions of enslaved individuals in the United States and marked the end of legal slavery in the country.
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in July 1868 and addressed citizenship rights and equal protection under the law. It stated:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
This amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals and prohibited states from depriving any person of their rights without due process of law. It also provided equal protection under the law for all individuals.
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in February 1870 and addressed voting rights. It stated:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote and prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous servitude.
Overall, these Reconstruction Amendments were a significant step in affirming the rights and freedoms of formerly enslaved individuals and ensuring equal protection under the law for all citizens.