Reconstruction Era EOTO

    The Reconstruction Era is one of the most important era's in U.S history today. The 13th 14th and 15th amendment are also known as the reconstruction amendments which were a huge part of rebuilding the south after the war. The 13th amendment was passed by Congress but wasn't ratified until almost a year later. This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except for those who are actually convicted of a crime. The 14th amendment was passed by Congress on June 13th, 1866 and was ratified over 2 years later on July 9th, 1868. This was actually not a newly written amendment it was actually a previous amendment that was revised and state that "any person born or naturalized in the U.S is a U.S citizen" therefore this amendment gave African Americans rights. The last of the reconstruction amendments was the 15th amendment which gave African Americans the right to vote. Even though this amendment was ratified there were still people trying to prevent blacks from voting.