The Constitutional Amendments that happened in the post- Civil War era were made to enforce the rapid and violent Reconstruction plan.
The 13th Amendment was made so that slavery was completely abolished slavery and involuntary servitude on a Constitutional level. It was proposed and ratified within the same year.
The 14th Amendment is pretty lengthy, with a lot of things to it. The parts of the 14th Amendment was Defined Citizenship, contained the Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause, as well as deal with post-Civil War issues. It was proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868.
The Privileges and immunities Clause protected the rights and privileges of US citizens from being damaged or infringed.
The Due Process Clause meant that any person had the right to had due process, no matter who they were. This clause extended to federal courts as well as state courts.
The equal protection Clause was made to provide protection to all citizens of states, regardless if black laws had been instated.
The 15th Amendment prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The Amendment was proposed in 1869 and ratified in 1870. Black voters were still disenfranchised by extra state restrictions until 1915.
The Enforcement Acts, along with the Ku Klux Klan Acts, were Acts passed to enforce these Amendments.
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