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13th amendment bans slavery in the United States Civil War amendments 13th, 14th and 15th 14th amendment Guarantees: - citizenship to all persons born in the United States - equal protection under the law 15th amendment ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race Southern military leaders... ... could not hold public office Civil Rights Act of 1866 gave African Americans equal rights during Reconstruction Northern soldiers... ...supervised the South Freedmen's Bureau established to aid former enslaved African Americans carpetbaggers took advantage of the South during Reconstruction Black Codes limited the economic and physical freedom of former slaves during Reconstruction election of 1876 ended Reconstruction 1877 the year Reconstruction ended "Jim Crow" laws took away rights African Americans had gained during Reconstruction Abraham Lincoln believed preserving the union was more important than punishing the South reconciliation coexist in harmony Robert E. Lee urged Southerners to reconcile with the North Washington and Lee University College Robert E. Lee became president of following the Civil War Frederick Douglass fought for Constitutional amendments to guarantee v oting rights servitude enslavement
