To rejoin the Union, Southern states had to pass the Reconstruction Amendments. The Reconstruction Amendments include the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery), the 14th Amendment (granting citizenship and equal protection under the law), and the 15th Amendment (granting African American men the right to vote). These were essential steps in the process of Reconstruction following the Civil War.
What did Southern states have to do to rejoin the Union?(1 point) Responses pass the Emancipation Proclamation pass the Emancipation Proclamation pass the Reconstruction Amendments pass the Reconstruction Amendments elect Democrats to political office elect Democrats to political office pass poll taxes and literacy tests
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