13th Amendment Vs Constitution
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The U.S. Constitution was created by the founding fathers in 1787 which guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens. Changes being made within the constitution are known as amendments, they adapt a regulation or expand on the rights of individuals. To date, there have been a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution.
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln who was anti-slavery and in favor of many Northern interest became President and was eager to restore the Union and bring all the states back into the same country. The southern states did not want the North telling them what to do or making laws they didn't want. Many southern states broke away from the Union to form their own country known …show more content…
As a result, the members of Congress created the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment’s purpose was to make black slaves, freed under the Thirteenth Amendment, citizens under the Constitution of the United States (Goodman). It ratified on July 28, 1868 and is apart of the "Reconstruction Amendment," it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The amendment also grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the 13th Amendment. The 14th amendment makes a promise that everyone is created equal regardless of race, gender, religion or nationality and became a crucial part of the Civil Rights Movement. The 14th Amendments applied the Bill of Rights, to the states as a restriction, keeping them from protecting the citizen’s rights and goodwill. Putting the Federal Government between man and the state. The 15th Amendment was ratified just five years later in 1870, and gave citizens the right to vote despite their race or color. The Reconstruction Amendments worked together to change the Constitution and provide former slaves with equality and freedom, the rights that they are deserve as American
The U.S. Constitution was created by the founding fathers in 1787 which guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens. Changes being made within the constitution are known as amendments, they adapt a regulation or expand on the rights of individuals. To date, there have been a total of 27 amendments to the Constitution.
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln who was anti-slavery and in favor of many Northern interest became President and was eager to restore the Union and bring all the states back into the same country. The southern states did not want the North telling them what to do or making laws they didn't want. Many southern states broke away from the Union to form their own country known …show more content…
As a result, the members of Congress created the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment’s purpose was to make black slaves, freed under the Thirteenth Amendment, citizens under the Constitution of the United States (Goodman). It ratified on July 28, 1868 and is apart of the "Reconstruction Amendment," it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The amendment also grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the 13th Amendment. The 14th amendment makes a promise that everyone is created equal regardless of race, gender, religion or nationality and became a crucial part of the Civil Rights Movement. The 14th Amendments applied the Bill of Rights, to the states as a restriction, keeping them from protecting the citizen’s rights and goodwill. Putting the Federal Government between man and the state. The 15th Amendment was ratified just five years later in 1870, and gave citizens the right to vote despite their race or color. The Reconstruction Amendments worked together to change the Constitution and provide former slaves with equality and freedom, the rights that they are deserve as American