a. Explain the roles of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments in Reconstruction. ( don't answer just consider)

Question

What did southern states have to do before being allowed to reenter the Union?( 2 sentences)

Answer 1

Southern states had to draft new state constitutions that included provisions for granting voting rights to African American men and ensuring civil rights protections. They also needed to ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, which abolished slavery, defined citizenship and equal protection under the law, and granted African American men the right to vote, respectively.