1. What constitutional amendments were ratified during Reconstruction
What constitutional amendments were ratified during Reconstruction? Notes #24

2. The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 to officially abolish slavery in the U.S.

3. In response, the Southern states passed a series of discriminatory laws, called the Black Codes, in an attempt to deny equal rights to African Americans.

4. As a result, the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of African Americans . . .

5. . . . by awarding citizenship to native born people (including former slaves) and guaranteeing any person equal protection under the law.

6. Years when Southern states were readmitted into the Union
Congress would not readmit any Southern state to the Union (U.S.) if it did not ratify the 14th Amendment.
Years when Southern states were readmitted into the Union

7. The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870 to protect the voting rights of citizens (regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”).