Which of the following accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of southerners?

Question

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Responses

These amendments had little effect on the lives of southerners.
These amendments had little effect on the lives of southerners.

Black southerners were forbidden to serve as elected officials.
Black southerners were forbidden to serve as elected officials.

White southerners celebrated black southerners’ new rights.
White southerners celebrated black southerners’ new rights.

Black southerners had more political and economic freedom.

Answer 1

The statement that accurately describes the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments on the lives of southerners is:

Black southerners had more political and economic freedom.

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, and the Fifteenth Amendment granted the right to vote regardless of race. While these amendments were significant in providing rights to Black southerners, it is important to note that there was substantial resistance and many obstacles to the full realization of these rights in the South, including Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination.