June 2, 1865. This very day marks the end of a long, bloody war, the Civil War. The Civil War had lasted for four years, from 1861 to 1865. Tensions were high and the country was divided over issues revolving around slavery. Four years of America’s history was spent battling this issue and attempting to declare a true winner between the divided nation. The long, gruesome four years that the Union and the Confederates had spent fighting finally came to an end. With a battered nation that suffered from wounds from all the battles and destruction, reconstruction of the country was necessary. People had started to put back the country piece by piece. Thus, resulting in the start of the Reconstruction Era on 1865, along with the Reconstruction Amendments. The Reconstruction Amendments were a set of
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They were successful as they were able to revolutionize freedom, give African-Americans their long-awaited rights, unite the country again, and set a basis for the government system.
The Reconstruction Amendments consists of the 13th amendment, 14th amendment, and the 15th amendment. These three amendments state the abolishment of slavery, granted citizenship to people that were born or naturalized in the United States, and the right to vote. These amendments were successful as they allowed freedom to be revolutionized. In Reconstruction Amendments Revolutionized Freedom, Wood states, "The Reconstruction amendments revolutionized freedom in the United States by ensuring that it was protected by law," he said. "If freedom were to have a new birth, the Constitution would have to be brought into line, and during Reconstruction, it was," (Wood 1). The Reconstruction Amendments proved to be successful as the amendments changed the whole idea of what freedom was for minorities. The amendments were able to allow minorities to be able to have freedom. During this time,
They were successful as they were able to revolutionize freedom, give African-Americans their long-awaited rights, unite the country again, and set a basis for the government system.
The Reconstruction Amendments consists of the 13th amendment, 14th amendment, and the 15th amendment. These three amendments state the abolishment of slavery, granted citizenship to people that were born or naturalized in the United States, and the right to vote. These amendments were successful as they allowed freedom to be revolutionized. In Reconstruction Amendments Revolutionized Freedom, Wood states, "The Reconstruction amendments revolutionized freedom in the United States by ensuring that it was protected by law," he said. "If freedom were to have a new birth, the Constitution would have to be brought into line, and during Reconstruction, it was," (Wood 1). The Reconstruction Amendments proved to be successful as the amendments changed the whole idea of what freedom was for minorities. The amendments were able to allow minorities to be able to have freedom. During this time,