Question

What were the major milestones in rights for African Americans during the nineteenth century?

Responses

the Thirteenth Amendment

the Thirteenth Amendment

the Fourteenth Amendment

the Fourteenth Amendment

the Fifteenth Amendment

the Fifteenth Amendment

all of the above

Answer 1

Correct answer: all of the above.

Briefly:
- Thirteenth Amendment (1865) — abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime.
- Fourteenth Amendment (1868) — guaranteed birthright citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law.
- Fifteenth Amendment (1870) — prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

These were the major 19th‑century constitutional milestones expanding rights for African Americans (along with actions like the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Act of 1866). Enforcement gaps and later Jim Crow laws, however, undermined many of these gains.