Civil+War+Amendments+4


 * __Civil War Amendments 13,14 15__**

The amendments of the Civil War were like laws that were established by the U.S Government. The Amendments changed the U.S by allow slaves to have the same rights as whites. the Civil War Amendments 13,14,15 made the U.S a bigger nation by allowing the blacks to be citizens.The Amendments were also called the "Reconstrution Amendments."

The 13th Amendment said that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,shall exist within the United States." Which means that slavery can not exsist in United States. Unless the people are in prison then they can be forced to work. Also Congress would have the power to enforce this article. This is one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Secondly the 14th Amendment said that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This means that anybody born in the United States are American citizens. Also anybody that come here can become and American citizen. Also no state can enforce a law that can abridge the privaliges of a citizen. This was another one of the Reconstruction Amendent.

Lastly the 15th Amendment said that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." This amendment means that citizens could vote and the United States can not deny them no matter what religion, race, color, or even if they have been convicted in the past.In this amendment Congress also had the power to enforce this article.

These Amendments had a huge impact on the United States by giving the rights to those who didn't have these rights. T