Question

Which statement best describes the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?
All three amendments granted voting rights to American citizens.
All three amendments were ratified in the midst of the Civil War.
All three amendments faced little resistance from the nation.
All three amendments attempted to secure rights for African Americans.

Answer 1

All three amendments attempted to secure rights for African Americans.

- 13th (1865) abolished slavery.
- 14th (1868) granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
- 15th (1870) prohibited denying the vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.